👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES - 2 --> 28 APRIL👀
💥Daily Word Bytes - 2 from editorial - Under Strain - on Sliding value of rupee💥
strain (noun) – pressure, stress, demand/burden.
Hindu Editorial usage : Under strain on sliding value of rupee
slide (verb) – fall/decline, drop, descend.
Hindu Editorial usage : Under strain on sliding value of rupee
bond yield (noun) – bond yield is the annualized percentage return that an investor will obtain from buying a bond. In general, the yield of a bond is inversely proportional to its price. This means that as the yield increases, the price decreases (and vice versa).
Hindu Editorial usage : The Indian rupee is again under pressure as rising oil prices have combined with higher U.S. bond yields to spur demand for the dollar.
spur (verb) – motivate, encourage, stimulate.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Indian rupee is again under pressure as rising oil prices have combined with higher U.S. bond yields to spur demand for the dollar.
appreciate (verb) – increase, escalate, gain/grow.
Hindu Editorial usage : After a strong showing in 2017, when the rupee appreciated 6% against the greenback
greenback (noun) – a dollar, a legal tender note (U.S).
Hindu Editorial usage : After a strong showing in 2017, when the rupee appreciated 6% against the greenback
buffet (verb) – afflict, trouble/burden, strain (for a long time).
Hindu Editorial usage : the currency has been buffeted by crosswinds that have caused it to weaken by about 4.5% so far this year.
marshal (verb) – position, arrange (correctly).
Hindu Editorial usage : With global oil prices continuing a steady climb on the back of tight output controls marshalled by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Brent crude futures have gained almost 12% through 2018.
Brent crude (noun) – a classification of crude oil produced from the oil platform in the North Sea.
Hindu Editorial usage : With global oil prices continuing a steady climb on the back of tight output controls marshalled by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Brent crude futures have gained almost 12% through 2018.
bloat (verb) – inflate, enlarge, expand.
Hindu Editorial usage : This in turn has bloated India’s crude import bill and widened the trade deficit appreciably
trade deficit (noun) – a trade deficit (a deficit in the balance of trade) occurs when the value of a
country’s imports exceeds that of its exports. It is also called a trade gap.
Hindu Editorial usage : This in turn has bloated India’s crude import bill and widened the trade deficit appreciably
appreciably (adverb) – considerably, substantially, significantly.
Hindu Editorial usage : This in turn has bloated India’s crude import bill and widened the trade deficit appreciably
shrank (past tense of shrink) (verb) – get smaller, lessen, reduce.
Hindu Editorial usage : While merchandise exports shrank 0.66% in March to $29.11 billion,
portfolio (noun) – investments, shares, holdings; a range of products or services.
Hindu Editorial usage : Foreign institutional and portfolio investors — who had pumped in close to $30 billion into Indian debt and equity in 2017
exemplify (verb) – represent, illustrate, demonstrate.
Hindu Editorial usage : This was best exemplified this week when the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury debt rose above 3% for the first time since January 2014.
yield (noun) – profit, gain, return/dividend.
Hindu Editorial usage : This was best exemplified this week when the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury debt rose above 3% for the first time since January 2014.
depreciate (verb) – decrease, decline, drop/lose value.
Hindu Editorial usage : While the rupee is not alone among BRICS currencies to have depreciated against the dollar this year,
mounting (adjective) – increasing, growing, intensifying.
Hindu Editorial usage : it remains particularly vulnerable to mounting oil costs given the economy’s extremely high dependence on crude imports to meet energy needs.
vicinity (noun) – nearness, closeness, proximity.
Hindu Editorial usage : is eyeing oil prices in the vicinity of $80 a barrel so as to be able to comfortably balance its budget
ambitious (adjective) – determined, purposeful/forward-looking; formidable.
Hindu Editorial usage : have cash to spare to fund Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitious socioeconomic reforms.
spectre (noun) – threat, menace, danger/peril.
Hindu Editorial usage : The spectre of fresh tensions involving Iran if President Donald Trump walks his tough talk over the nuclear agreement with Tehran
shale producer (noun) – producer of shale oil. Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock in which natural gas is trapped underground. Shale oil is an unconventional (crude) oil produced from this type sedimentary rock.
Hindu Editorial usage : if American shale producers increase output. Signals from the dollar index
undergird (verb) – provide support, bolster, reinforce/strengthen.
Hindu Editorial usage : indicating that investors see assets undergirded by the dollar as a strong bet
war chest (noun) – money/fund set aside to use for business (for a particular activity at difficult times).
Hindu Editorial usage : For now, the war chest of forex reserves the Reserve Bank of India has accumulated
forex (noun) – Foreign exchange. Forex reserves are the amounts of assets /money in foreign currencies that a country has in its central bank (in India, it is Reserve bank of India).
Hindu Editorial usage : For now, the war chest of forex reserves the Reserve Bank of India has accumulated
accumulate (verb) – gather, collect, acquire.
Hindu Editorial usage : For now, the war chest of forex reserves the Reserve Bank of India has accumulated
bulwark (noun) – protector, guard, supporter.
Hindu Editorial usage : $423.6 billion in all, remains the key bulwark against excessive currency market volatility.
volatility (noun) – the state of being legally responsible to change in a very sudden or extreme way.
Hindu Editorial usage : $423.6 billion in all, remains the key bulwark against excessive currency market volatility.
Hindu Editorial usage : Under strain on sliding value of rupee
slide (verb) – fall/decline, drop, descend.
Hindu Editorial usage : Under strain on sliding value of rupee
Hindu Editorial usage : The Indian rupee is again under pressure as rising oil prices have combined with higher U.S. bond yields to spur demand for the dollar.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Indian rupee is again under pressure as rising oil prices have combined with higher U.S. bond yields to spur demand for the dollar.
Hindu Editorial usage : After a strong showing in 2017, when the rupee appreciated 6% against the greenback
Hindu Editorial usage : After a strong showing in 2017, when the rupee appreciated 6% against the greenback
Hindu Editorial usage : the currency has been buffeted by crosswinds that have caused it to weaken by about 4.5% so far this year.
Hindu Editorial usage : With global oil prices continuing a steady climb on the back of tight output controls marshalled by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Brent crude futures have gained almost 12% through 2018.
Hindu Editorial usage : With global oil prices continuing a steady climb on the back of tight output controls marshalled by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Brent crude futures have gained almost 12% through 2018.
Hindu Editorial usage : This in turn has bloated India’s crude import bill and widened the trade deficit appreciably
country’s imports exceeds that of its exports. It is also called a trade gap.
Hindu Editorial usage : This in turn has bloated India’s crude import bill and widened the trade deficit appreciably
Hindu Editorial usage : This in turn has bloated India’s crude import bill and widened the trade deficit appreciably
Hindu Editorial usage : While merchandise exports shrank 0.66% in March to $29.11 billion,
Hindu Editorial usage : Foreign institutional and portfolio investors — who had pumped in close to $30 billion into Indian debt and equity in 2017
Hindu Editorial usage : This was best exemplified this week when the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury debt rose above 3% for the first time since January 2014.
Hindu Editorial usage : This was best exemplified this week when the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury debt rose above 3% for the first time since January 2014.
Hindu Editorial usage : While the rupee is not alone among BRICS currencies to have depreciated against the dollar this year,
Hindu Editorial usage : it remains particularly vulnerable to mounting oil costs given the economy’s extremely high dependence on crude imports to meet energy needs.
Hindu Editorial usage : is eyeing oil prices in the vicinity of $80 a barrel so as to be able to comfortably balance its budget
Hindu Editorial usage : have cash to spare to fund Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitious socioeconomic reforms.
Hindu Editorial usage : The spectre of fresh tensions involving Iran if President Donald Trump walks his tough talk over the nuclear agreement with Tehran
Hindu Editorial usage : if American shale producers increase output. Signals from the dollar index
Hindu Editorial usage : indicating that investors see assets undergirded by the dollar as a strong bet
Hindu Editorial usage : For now, the war chest of forex reserves the Reserve Bank of India has accumulated
Hindu Editorial usage : For now, the war chest of forex reserves the Reserve Bank of India has accumulated
Hindu Editorial usage : For now, the war chest of forex reserves the Reserve Bank of India has accumulated
Hindu Editorial usage : $423.6 billion in all, remains the key bulwark against excessive currency market volatility.
Hindu Editorial usage : $423.6 billion in all, remains the key bulwark against excessive currency market volatility.
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