Currency strength serves as a key indicator of a nation’s economic health, political stability and financial policies. While numerous factors influence currency values, consistent economic performance ...

Even as Russia marks a historic default on its debt, the nation's currency is gaining strength. The ruble hit a new high against the dollar this week, continuing its streak as the best-performing ...

Currency effects can have a large impact on international stock returns. Current dollar strength and international equities' underperformance is not extraordinary relative to history. It takes several ...

Since early December, the Russian ruble has continued to strengthen against global currencies: on Dec. 7, it reached a value ...

Over recent months, the Brazilian currency has appreciated while the local stock market has fallen, leaving the iShares MSCI Brazil ETF broadly unchanged. Local market weakness has been in part the ...

Any yuan appreciation beyond the key 7 per dollar level will likely be short-lived, partly due to pressure on Chinese manufacturers and sluggish foreign investment inflows, a top currency forecaster ...

While the United Nations officially recognizes 180 currencies used as legal tender across 195 countries, the value of a currency isn't merely decided by its global usage or popularity. Currency ...

In a world driven by trade, investment, and foreign exchange markets, the “strength” or “value” of a currency becomes more than just a number – it reflects a country’s economic foundations, stability, ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Monday that the strength of the baht currency needs to be urgently addressed and that it would be discussed later in the day.

Standard Bank Group said currency devaluations, together with the recent strength of the South African rand, diluted its performance in local currency but backed its full-year guidance. The South ...

In the ongoing debate on Sri Lanka’s currency direction, much of the noise focuses on the strength of the rupee. A stronger rupee, many argue, will ease import costs, tame inflation, and bring ...