home currency

What this means is that for best value, you should go where your home currency is strongest.

And foreign buyers can use their stronger home currencies to buy more goods sold in dollars.

If you're shopping for mid- and low-cost goods, depending on your home currency, you may not see much difference.

Their home currencies are strong, unlike the dollar.

A lower value for the home currency will raise the price for imports while making exports cheaper.

It is true that a weak dollar can reduce or even wipe out foreign investors' profits when they convert dollars into their home currency.

One version outlined over the weekend suggested that traders would pay for a neighbor's goods in the exporter's home currency.

The falling dollar means Europeans' American investment gains are worth less when converted into their home currencies.

A stronger dollar increases returns from Treasuries for foreign investors who convert the proceeds into their home currencies.

The value of assets and liabilities denominated in the home currency will not be affected by changes in the exchange rate.

Thus, the home currency value is:

Many companies, particularly in Asia, are unable to meet their dollar-denominated debt obligations because their home currencies have collapsed.

As the dollar fell, American investments became less attractive to foreign investors; the same returns would be worth less when converted into their home currencies.

Conversely if the foreign currency is strengthening, the exchange rate number increases and the home currency is depreciating.

There is the bonus of translating dollar profits back into their home currencies and the competitive edge of their exports to America.

A stronger dollar increases the returns international investors receive on United States assets like bonds, once the proceeds switch to their home currencies.

The home currency may appreciate in terms of one currency and yet depreciate in terms of another.

Finally, foreign lenders may start to demand higher interest rates from American borrowers, because payments in dollars are now worth less in the lenders' home currencies.

Using direct quotation, if the home currency is strengthening (i.e., appreciating, or becoming more valuable) then the exchange rate number decreases.

This has allowed foreign auto makers to charge fewer dollars for their cars and still convert them into as much or more money in their home currencies.

Some banks, such as Banca Comercială Română, give cash advances on credit cards in your home currency.

Companies must exchange foreign currencies for home currencies when dealing with receivables, and vice versa for payables.

The dollar's decline discourages foreign investors from buying American assets, including stocks, because dollar-denominated assets lose value when they are converted back into home currencies.

Over time, a weaker dollar makes imports more expensive, as foreign manufacturers raise prices to maintain profit margins when they convert dollars back to their home currencies.

Furthermore, if you make a bunch of money through an international investment, your profit may be greatly reduced when you convert the money to your less-than-booming home currency.