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

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

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

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Risks of foreign exchange intervention by Japanese authorities to prop up the yen against the dollar were rising again as the key 160 yen level comes back into focus, FOREX.com said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“Trying to pretend he's a foreign exchange student living in our house, like he always is.”

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman