A decision by Singapore to adopt a higher trading band helped induce the sell-off, adding to the talk of the dollar's weakened value.
» The FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index averaged 127.6 points in March, down 5.9 points (or 4.4percentt) from the previous month, mostly reflecting weakening values of palm, soy and rapeseed oils.
The downturn came amid a deteriorating job market, expensive energy bills and a persistent housing slump that has weakened home values and propelled foreclosures to record highs.
Instead of firming the weakening values of Argentine bonds and stocks, the move only gave economists and investors more evidence that the government is careering without clear direction month to month from one divergent economic approach to another.
Our weakening values can be found in the "above the fray" stance of presidents and pundits who treat Republicans' ruthless Randianism as if it were a moderate and reasonable point of view, rather than a morally bankrupt corporate-funded bid for economic totalitarianism.
That has weakened the value of the dollar against the euro – an unwelcome development for the ECB because it adds to deflationary pressures in Europe.
Comparatively lower interest rates have weakened the value of the Canadian dollar, which was worth 82 United States cents when Mr. Thiessen began his seven-year term as governor.
The yen weakened in value last week, to 100 to the dollar, a level unseen in four years, helping local companies like Sony and Toyota.
Since July, the forint has weakened in value against the euro to 296, from 264 - perhaps the clearest sign that investors are losing confidence in Hungary.
In each of the first two rounds of quantitative easing, the dollar weakened in value against a basket of foreign currencies.
Worries over the impact to the British economy have weakened the value of the country's currency and made it cheaper for foreign companies like SoftBank to hunt for deals there.
