Currency

It started picking up strength as soon as betting markets indicated he was winning.

The dollar's value has been stabilizing in recent months. That could help companies' profits in the near future.

Last week, the DXY index — which tracks the value of the dollar against other major currencies — rose more than 2%, the most in two years.

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The “currency carry trade” is one way investors chase returns by moving their money from one country to another, and it can move currency markets. It’s emblematic of the power of interest rates to slosh money around the globe, and it may be growing. 

The U.S. isn’t usually thrilled when a country intervenes in its own currency. But boosting the yen is likely to help Japan’s economy, which could help the U.S. in turn.

A seal or letter-number combo shows you which of the 12 regional banks issued them.

A large number of Americans have gone cashless, but many still have to rely on it.

The currency's dip could be due to the prospect of a weakened U.S. economy in 2023.

Countries that import commodities priced in U.S. dollars, like oil, are paying a lot more. So are nations that have dollar-denominated loans.