Day: January 17, 2017

January 17
2017

US Dollar Drops as Donald Trump Says the Currency Is Too Strong

The US dollar experienced a sharp decline against its major peers on Tuesday, after US President-elect Donald Trump spoke against the strength of the nation’s currency. The British pound was the biggest gainer against the US dollar. The dollar’s drop followed comments made by Trump during an interview with The Wall Street Journal. The president-elect, who comes in office on January 20, said that that the devaluation of the Chinese yuan is making competition […]

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January 17
2017

US Dollar Drops as Donald Trump Says the Currency Is Too Strong

The US dollar experienced a sharp decline against its major peers on Tuesday, after US President-elect Donald Trump spoke against the strength of the nation’s currency. The British pound was the biggest gainer against the US dollar. The dollar’s drop followed comments made by Trump during an interview with The Wall Street Journal. The president-elect, who comes in office on January 20, said that that the devaluation of the Chinese yuan is making competition […]

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January 17
2017

British Pound Rallies Boosted by Theresa May’s Speech Outlining a Hard Brexit

The British pound made significant gains against major currencies as Theresa May, the UK’s prime minister confirmed that the country will opt for a hard Brexit. The British pound gained almost two cents against the US dollar and also recorded significant gains against the euro and the Japanese yen. The British pound started the day weaker, but May’s speech triggered a major rally for the pound as the markets reacted positively to May’s 12-poin Brexit […]

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January 17
2017

British Pound Rallies Boosted by Theresa May’s Speech Outlining a Hard Brexit

The British pound made significant gains against major currencies as Theresa May, the UK’s prime minister confirmed that the country will opt for a hard Brexit. The British pound gained almost two cents against the US dollar and also recorded significant gains against the euro and the Japanese yen. The British pound started the day weaker, but May’s speech triggered a major rally for the pound as the markets reacted positively to May’s 12-poin Brexit […]

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