foreign exchange

Example Sentences

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Currency from abroad would be spent in government-owned stores, alleviating internal tension and providing the state with desperately needed foreign exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Following the data release, China’s foreign exchange regulator attributed the increase to a valuation effect, driven by a fluctuating U.S. dollar and gains in global financial asset prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The share of gold in total official foreign reserves – comprising both foreign exchange and gold holdings – had increased to 27% at the end of 2025, moving ahead of U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The bank has extended these quantum-secure communications across its internal systems and simulated foreign exchange transactions.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

I thought the soldiers would be against such black-market foreign exchange, but they didn’t seem to care.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah