foreign exchange

Example Sentences

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China’s foreign exchange reserves rose in May, thanks to a rising U.S. dollar and global financial assets, official data showed on Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Factoring out fluctuations in gas prices and foreign exchange, Costco’s same-store sales rose 6.6%.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

So the foreign exchange market does in roughly four days what global trade does in 12 months.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Contributions from regional associates were strong, growing compared to a year earlier, but were still weighed by foreign exchange headwinds due to the relatively strong Singapore dollar compared with regional currencies, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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