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How import tariffs affect the value of the dollar

by Elizabeth Trovall
Jan 6, 2025
The dollar adjusts quickly to signals of where tariffs are headed, and higher import duties strengthen the dollar's value.
A strengthening dollar can be good for U.S. consumers.
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Strong dollar shows no signs of weakening

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 2, 2025
The prospect of tariffs and of interest rates staying higher for longer will likely continue to push up the U.S. currency's value in 2025.
Continued, elevated interest rates from the Federal Reserve will likely drive the value of the dollar higher. 
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Why the U.S. dollar is strengthening

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Nov 18, 2024
The dollar has appreciated almost 3% since the presidential election. In general, it’s because investors can make more money with dollars.
Investors want U.S. dollars because they can make more money with them than other currencies.
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This earnings season, corporations are paying attention to the U.S. dollar

by Justin Ho
Oct 21, 2024
The dollar's value has been stabilizing in recent months. That could help companies' profits in the near future.
U.S. dollar value can shape overseas sales for many major companies.
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What's behind the rising value of the U.S. dollar?

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 9, 2024
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.
In terms of the greenback's current value, "it’s a world everyone can live with. It’s not too strong and it’s not too weak," said Jonas Goltermann, deputy chief markets economist at Capital Economics. 
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With the Fed set to cut interest rates, the dollar is losing a bit of its shine with foreign investors

by Stephanie Hughes
Sep 16, 2024
That could be good news for U.S. exporters, though.
Sociology professor, Brooke Harrington, reveals how the offshore financial system can weaken economies and democracy in her new book, “Offshore: Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism.”
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More Americans are traveling abroad, thanks to a strong dollar

by Caleigh Wells
Jul 8, 2024
The dollar is more than 10% stronger than it was three years ago.
More Americans are traveling abroad as a strong U.S. dollar gives consumers more spending power.
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Why most of the world still uses the U.S. dollar to buy and sell oil

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 25, 2024
The scale, liquidity and stability of U.S. financial markets are partly behind the phenomenon.
Safe, liquid markets in the United States is a key reason most countries buy oil — and many other commodities — with dollars.
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The fallout from a strong dollar

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 29, 2024
U.S. exports become more expensive overseas, but imported goods become cheaper here in the U.S.
A stronger dollar makes imported goods cheaper, meaning American consumers can buy more stuff.
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At stake in Argentina's election: replacing the peso with the U.S. dollar

by Natalio Cosoy
Oct 20, 2023
Argentine presidential candidates Javier Milei has vowed to dollarize Argentina's economy and close down the central bank.
Far right presidential candidate Javier Milei has proposed dollarizing Argentina’s economy. Above, a supporter of Milei holds fake $100 bills that bear Milei's face.
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