Reading the shift …
| Pairs | OANDA as of 4 January 2021 | OANDA as of 5 January 2021 | Notes |
| USD/KES | 108.391 | 108.391 | Dollar weakening |
| USD/NGN | 384.938 | 384.938 | Dollar strengthening |
| USD/GHS | 5.8524 | 5.85238 | Dollar weakening |
| USD/CDF | 1950.61 | 1950.61 | Dollar flat |
| USD/AOA | 648.310 | 648.310 | Dollar weakening |
| USD/ZAR | 14.6309 | 14.6309 | Dollar flat |
Political/Regulatory/Legal News Impacting US-Africa Foreign Exchange Pairs
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As of 9:51 am AST, 30 November 2020:
How to read the chart:
CAD/USD: If you come to the United States with one Canadian dollar (CAD)and wish to sell it for a US dollar (USD), the market price is .76954 USD.
USD/CAD: If you take a US dollar (USD) to Canada and wish to sell it for a Canadian dollar (CAD), the market price is 1.29852 CAD
CAD/USD=0.76954 USD/CAD=1.29852
CNH/USD= 0.15205 USD/CNH=6.57348
EUR/USD= 1.19622 USD/EUR=0.83576
DKK/USD =0.16071 USD/DKK=6.21851
NGN/USD= 0.00260 USD/NGN=377.445
JPY/USD=0.00960 USD/JPY=104.06
INR/USD=0.01351 USD/INR=73.7640
JMD/USD=0.00675 USD/JMD=145.165
GYD/USD=0.00468 USD/GYD= 205.117
GHS/USD=0.17037 USD/GHS= 5.82050
XCD/USD=0.37037 USD/XCD= 2.70
KES/USD = 0.00898 USD/KES= 108.719
BBD/USD = 0.50000 USD/BBD = 2.0000
TTD/USD = .14475 USD/TTD= 6.65695
BTC/USD= 16987.20 USD/BTC= 0.00006
Source: OANDA
Major political/legal event impacting foreign exchange:
On 27 November 2020, President Donald J. Trump nominated Brian P. Brooks as Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five years. As Comptroller, Mr Brooks would be responsible for administering the United States’ national banking system as well as the branches of foreign banks doing business in the United States. Mr Brooks is currently serving as acting Comptroller. His nomination must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Source: Executive Office of the President
As of 11:42 am EST, 12 November 2020:
How to read the chart:
CAD/USD: If you come to the United States with one Canadian dollar (CAD)and wish to sell it for a US dollar (USD), the market price is .76641 USD.
USD/CAD: If you take a US dollar (USD) to Canada and wish to sell it for a Canadian dollar (CAD), the market price is 1.30461 CAD
CAD/USD=0.76641 USD/CAD=1.30461
CNH/USD= 0.15127 USD/CNH=6.60956
EUR/USD= 1.17895 USD/EUR=0.84811
DKK/USD =0.15834 USD/DKK=6.31400
NGN/USD= 0.00262 USD/NGN=380.460
JPY/USD=0.00949 USD/JPY=105.38
INR/USD=0.01344 USD/INR=74.2553
JMD/USD=0.00673 USD/JMD=145.540
GYD/USD=0.00475 USD/GYD= 207.614
GHS/USD=0.17139 USD/GHS= 5.80752
XCD/USD=0.37037 USD/XCD= 2.70
KES/USD = 0.00909 USD/KES= 107.904
Source: OANDA
Major political/legal event in the United States:
Federal Reserve Vice-chair Quarles testifies before House Financial Service committee today
Randal K. Quarles, vice-chair for supervision for the Federal Reserve, will testify today before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services. His testimony will focus on the Federal Reserve’s supervisory activities in the context of the ongoing pandemic.
The Democratic Party will maintain control of the financial services committee in the next Congress. There will likely be signals as to where committee chairwoman, U.S. Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, would like Congress and the Biden administration to focus legislative and regulatory initiatives.
Source: Federal Reserve
