greenback
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The U.S. dollar was hardly out of its latest funk, even though rising Treasury yields tend to drag the greenback higher.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Japanese unit strengthened from a four-decade low around 163 to the greenback Friday, to 155.23 Monday, its best level since May, before paring the gains.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Before the U.S. and Japanese governments stepped into the foreign-exchange market to buy the yen on Friday, the Japanese currency had been trading at its lowest level against the greenback for four decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
U.S. companies, however, don’t always love a robust greenback because it can reduce the value of their overseas sales and profits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Even better, every other person “dropped some greenback love,” as Cool Papa would say, down into Wah-Wah Nita’s open guitar case.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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