greenback
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The equity pullback arrived on Liberation Day, while the greenback has yet to recover from its slide at the start of this year.
From MarketWatch
Some Asian currencies such as the won and the yen have weakened recently, mainly because of the surprising resilience of the greenback despite lingering expectations for further interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
Expectations that the Federal Reserve could continue to lower U.S. interest rates, while rates in other major economies hold steady or climb, has also contributed to the greenback’s struggles.
From MarketWatch
Meanwhile, the greenback was also helped by a weaker Japanese yen after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates as expected but failed to boost expectations for further imminent rate rises.
Among her financial coups was accumulating devalued U.S. currency, the original greenbacks, issued during the Civil War.
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