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The 21-nation currency area’s trade surplus in goods was 1.8 billion euros in June, or $2.08 billion, from a deficit of 6.1 billion euros in May, statistics agency Eurostat said Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Prime Minister Takaichi’s preference of lower interest rates is widely considered to be a constraint on the pace of BoJ rate hikes,” the economist and currency strategist says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Interest-rate differentials, inflation trends and trade balances are usually thought of as drivers of foreign-exchange movement — but, increasingly, the drivers in the currency market are companies looking to expand their offerings in artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

For the full year, the company said it sees net revenue growth of 21% to 23% on a constant currency basis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

“The money was procured from the bank’s currency reserves. We have reason to believe she hid the cash here on the premises.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

—The dollar fell to a 10-day low against a basket of currencies as expectations for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year dimmed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

The U.S. and China are the AI superpowers, but swings in technology-related foreign direct investment will be very influential for other currencies, too, Sinha maintains.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

It added that it closed the second quarter with total assets of $2bn and financial assets of about $1.9bn, which includes cash, short-term investments and digital currencies.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

For Gave, higher Asian currencies means global reflation.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

They didn’t know the first thing about Korean stocks or third world currencies, but they didn’t really need to.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis