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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In the global trade world, the exchange rate of currencies often becomes a barometer of a country's economic strength. Despite dominating as the most traded currency, it turns out that the US dollar does not currently hold the top position as the world's strongest currency. On the other hand, a number of currencies are at a nadir, with their values only a small fraction of one US dollar.Quoted from Forbes and Xe Corporation, here is a list of the 10 strongest and weakest currencies in the world...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In the global trade world, the exchange rate of currencies often becomes a barometer of a country's economic strength. Despite dominating as the most traded currency, it turns out that the US dollar does not currently hold the top position as the world's strongest currency. On the other hand, a number of currencies are at a nadir, with their values only a small fraction of one US dollar.Quoted from Forbes and Xe Corporation, here is a list of the 10 strongest and weakest currencies in the world...

The value of the dollar saw fluctuations on Thursday during a week marked by a tariff truce between the U.S. and China. Speculation arose regarding Washington's potential strategy to weaken the dollar, affecting the South Korean won which showed volatility amid discussions between U.S. and South Korean officials.Investors remain uneasy over U.S. dollar policy, potentially supporting Asian currencies in the short term. The South Korean won rose 0.8% against the dollar, bouncing back from previous losses. This movement mirrors Taiwan's currency surge after U.S.-Taiwan trade negotiations.The dollar displayed mixed...

(Photo: Reuters) SINGAPORE - A wave of dollar selling in Asia is an ominous sign for the greenback as the world’s export powerhouse starts to question a decades-long trend of investing its big trade surpluses in US assets.Ripples from a record rally in the Taiwan dollar on Friday and Monday are now spreading outward, driving surges for currencies in Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong. The Thai baht has also been on the rise, trading around 32.62 to the dollar on Tuesday, compared with 34.88 baht a month...

Bureau De Change (BDC) operators have revealed that despite the naira’s gains at the foreign exchange market during the week, the local currency is still suffering from a loss of confidence.The licensed currency traders said that although it is usually a good development to see the naira gaining strength against other foreign currencies, it however, noted that the local currency is overburdened by devaluation at the official market and depreciation at the open market.This was made known by the President of the Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria...