How to Use foreign exchange in a Sentence
foreign exchange
noun- Our country has to export more in order to earn more foreign exchange.
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Then along comes Stig, a Swedish foreign exchange student who's even taller.
— Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2019 -
But after the rent went up recently, there are now foreign exchange students and a young white couple in the small building.
— Milton J. Valencia, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Nov. 2019 -
No market is more liquid and nothing is more heavily traded than foreign exchange.
— John Authers | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2019 -
Income from tourism and bauxite, the main earners of foreign exchange, had plunged in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
— The Economist, 9 Nov. 2019 -
In addition, the central bank’s system of allocating foreign exchange at the official rate is opaque.
— Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2019 -
The tobacco industry, one of the main earners of foreign exchange, shrank quickly as farms were seized and production plummeted.
— Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019 -
Despite the success of the sale, the kingdom’s decision not to list the company on a larger foreign exchange points to concerns about a global offering would raise.
— Aya Batrawy, SFChronicle.com, 11 Dec. 2019 -
Edna and her family also hosted several foreign exchange students.
— courant.com, 3 Nov. 2019 -
Institutions will also require authorization to sell pesos on the foreign exchange market.
— BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2019 -
Had the Mullahs with about $4billion in foreign exchange.
— Noah Rothman, National Review, 17 Oct. 2023 -
China has the largest foreign exchange reserves in the world.
— Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 22 Sep. 2022 -
What if the creature was part of a foreign exchange program?
— Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2022 -
Hong Kong’s foreign exchange reserves are the world’s eight-largest.
— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2022 -
The witness ran toward a group of foreign exchange students and asked them to call 911.
— David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022 -
The steep rise in cases has roiled the foreign exchange markets, with the British pound sterling falling 0.3% against the dollar.
— Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2021 -
Loan rates have moved up sharply, stock prices have dropped, and the dollar has strengthened in foreign exchange markets.
— David Wilcox, CNN, 25 Oct. 2022 -
While the show was being filmed, the Rihns had a foreign exchange student from Madrid living with them.
— Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2021 -
The money appears to have been raised from the bank’s foreign exchange reserves and an auction to importers.
— Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 29 Aug. 2022 -
Malawi devalued the kwacha by 25% in May to address a shortage of foreign exchange.
— Karl Lester M Yap, Bloomberg.com, 12 Feb. 2023 -
One way to do that is by swapping the gold for a more liquid foreign exchange that is not subject to current sanctions.
— CBS News, 24 Mar. 2022 -
The nation is reeling from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the record plunge in oil, which accounts for more than 90% of its foreign exchange earnings.
— Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg.com, 28 Aug. 2020 -
In an unprecedented move, the People's Bank of China in late April cut the amount of foreign exchange banks must hold as reserves to 8% from 9%.
— Laura He, CNN, 13 May 2022 -
By the start of March, Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves dwindled to $3 billion—just enough for three weeks of imports.
— Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2023 -
The increase will force banks to deposit more foreign exchange assets, putting downward pressure on the yuan.
— Ben Westcott, CNN, 2 June 2021 -
Max's two younger brothers also came to live with the Wabaunsees as foreign exchange students.
— Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 22 Jan. 2021 -
The widening trade surplus has also helped China boost its foreign exchange reserves, already the largest in the world.
— Laura He, CNN, 8 Nov. 2021 -
Daniil Rusanyuk is a 17-year-old Ukrainian foreign exchange student who has been studying in Texas for the past six months.
— Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2022 -
Investors should note that these stocks are exposed to foreign exchange fluctuations.
— Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024 -
One of Argentina’s longest-standing problems has been the shortage of foreign exchange reserves.
— María Victoria Murillo, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
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