greenback
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Being short USD/JPY means investors are betting that the dollar will fall in value against the yen, or that the yen will strengthen against the greenback.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of major currencies, rose 0.1% to 98.24.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The greenback is boosted by its safe-haven role and America’s position as a net oil exporter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
But last year’s performance for the greenback, the worst in a decade, should remind investors that dollar dominance is no longer guaranteed.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Even better, every other person “dropped some greenback love,” as Cool Papa would say, down into Wah-Wah Nita’s open guitar case.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Vocabulary lists containing greenback
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