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she threw a few greenbacks on the counter to pay for the drinks
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The Singapore dollar weakened slightly after the decision against the greenback, deprecating marginally to 1.3556, while the city-state’s Straits Times index climbed marginally.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
Ultimately, however, the future of the greenback as an international currency will largely be determined by the collective choices of uncoordinated private actors, most of whom will be impossible to identify.
—Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
India’s rupee recently plunged to a record low as a result of pressure from a strong greenback and selling by foreign portfolio investors.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
This could reverberate across financial markets, as investors quickly try to reposition ahead of more Fed rate cuts than are currently priced into expectations, supporting bond, equity, and industrial commodity prices in the second quarter, while weighing on bond yields and the greenback.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
Ultimately, however, the future of the greenback as an international currency will largely be determined by the collective choices of uncoordinated private actors, most of whom will be impossible to identify.
—Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
India’s rupee recently plunged to a record low as a result of pressure from a strong greenback and selling by foreign portfolio investors.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
This could reverberate across financial markets, as investors quickly try to reposition ahead of more Fed rate cuts than are currently priced into expectations, supporting bond, equity, and industrial commodity prices in the second quarter, while weighing on bond yields and the greenback.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Greenback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenback. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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greenback
noun
green·back
ˈgrēn-ˌbak 
: a piece of U.S. paper money
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