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The Bank of China's suspension of business further complicates the ability of the Foreign Trade Bank, North Korea's main foreign exchange bank, to access a key financial market.
NPR: Bank Of China Cuts Off North Korea Trade Bank
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The index is proportionally weighted based on foreign-exchange trading volume data from the Bank for International Settlements' triennial central-bank survey on global foreign-exchange market activity.
WSJ: WSJ, FX Trader Launch Dollar Index
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The U.S. dollar index traded sharply higher Thursday and got a somewhat surprising boost when the Bank of Japan intervened in the foreign exchange market overnight to pressure the yen.
FORBES: Comex Hits Another All-Time High Early On, Then Backs Off Sharply on Long Liquidation
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The U.S. dollar index is trading sharply higher Thursday morning and got a somewhat surprising boost when the Bank of Japan intervened in the foreign exchange market to pressure the yen.
FORBES: Comex Gold Firmer Despite General Commodity Weakness, U.S. Dollar Strength
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In 2009 Deutsche Bank was the largest foreign exchange dealer in the world, with a market share of 21%.
FORBES: Signs Of The Gold Standard Are Emerging From Germany
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Every three years, when the BIS releases its new foreign-exchange market survey, the WSJ Dollar Index will be reweighted using the bank's latest trading volume figures, making it a dynamic index that evolves with the constantly changing market.
WSJ: WSJ, FX Trader Launch Dollar Index
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The central bank had tried selling the currency at that level on the interbank market for foreign currency, which is how its exchange rate is normally determined, but gave up when no one would buy it.
FORBES: Market Scan