How to read the chart:
EUR/USD: You want to buy euros (EUR) with US dollars (USD). Where the market determined exchange rate is one EUR for 1.21088 USD, you divide your dollars in hand by the exchange rate to determine the number of euros you will receive.
USD/CAD=1.27702
USD/GBP=0.75077
GBP/USD=1.33175
USD/CNH=6.53412
USD/EUR=0.82575
EUR/USD= 1.21088
USD/DKK=6.14584
USD/NGN= 379.869
USD/JPY=104.36
USD/INR=73.6224
USD/GHS=5.84964
Source: OANDA
Major political/legal event impacting foreign exchange:
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin addresses congressional oversight commission on CARES Act
Yesterday, U.S. Treasury Department Secretary Steven Mnuchin made the following address:
“Senator Toomey, Representative Hill, Representative Shalala, and Commissioner Ramamurti, I am pleased to join you today to discuss the Department of the Treasury’s work to execute the National Security Loan Program established in the CARES Act. Treasury has worked diligently to implement every piece of the CARES Act, including the National Security Loan Program, efficiently and transparently.
NATIONAL SECURITY LOAN PROGRAM
The CARES Act provides funding for up to $17 billion in loans to businesses critical to maintaining national security related to losses incurred as a result of coronavirus. The CARES Act authorized Treasury to make loans and loan guarantees for “businesses critical to maintaining national security.” The statute, however, does not define that term. Therefore, after consulting with the Department of Defense and the Office of Director of National Intelligence, Treasury issued guidance on April 10, 2020, providing that a company can fall within this definition if it meets at least one of three criteria:
If a company met at least one of the three necessary criteria, Treasury conducted detailed financial and legal reviews of each application pursuant to consistent credit standards that were applied to all applicants.
To date, Treasury has approved 11 loans totaling nearly $736 million. Information on the companies and dollar amounts are publicly available on our website, Treasury.gov.
Many of the companies we initially expected to take part in the program were able to raise funds in the capital markets, leaving most of the available loan funds unused. Going forward, I urge Congress to re-allocate these funds to provide relief for aviation industry workers, who continue to struggle through no fault of their own.
CONCLUSION
I would like to thank the members of the Commission for working with us to provide vital economic relief to American workers, families, and businesses. I hope that the extensive amount of information Treasury has provided to the Commission has been helpful to you, and I am pleased to answer any questions you may have.”
Alton Drew 