The currency used as the basis for an exchange rate, eg. A foreign currency rate of exchange is quoted per single unit of the base currency.

汇率报价中作为基础的货币，即报价表达形式为每一个单位的货币可兑换多少的另一种货币。

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It has fallen 6% versus the Malaysian ringgit, the biggest slide in Asia, thanks to Malaysia's interest-rate hike in March, which increased demand for the Asian currency from foreign investors.

它对马来西亚林吉特下跌了6%，是对亚洲各种货币的最大跌幅，原因在于马来西亚三月份的加息提升了外国投资者对林吉特的需求。

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The World Bank pioneered currency swaps, and USES swaps to protect against foreign exchange and interest rate risk.

世界银行率先使用货币掉期，用以抵御外汇和利率风险。

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If a central bank buys foreign currency to hold down the exchange rate of the domestic currency, it creates more domestic money.

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And the pace of sales is likely to be dictated largely by movements on the world's currency markets to bring in foreign currency at the best rate possible.

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Holders of precious metals or other major tradable (fungible) assets worldwide need to monitor the foreign exchange rate of the currency in which their asset is held.

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