dollar-based

Yes, these funds hold the debt of European banks, but these are dollar-denominated, short-term liabilities of highly rated global banks that borrow in the U.S. money markets to help finance their U.S. and other dollar-based operations.

There's No Greek Mayhem in U.S. Money-Market Funds 2011

The reason is their conviction that a strengthening renminbi will goose their dollar-based returns to levels well beyond what they can earn with an investment in U.S. dollars, or Hong Kong dollars, which are pegged to the greenback.

Long-Term Bets on Yuan Are No Sure Thing Peter Stein 2011

She's managed to open a small grocery here on the money Jimmy sends home as a merchant seaman, but his dollar-based pay is translating into fewer pesos at home than it did a few years ago.

Dollar's Fall Rocks Far-Flung Families James Hookway 2011

The guidelines vary by state, with Connecticut policyholders responsible for hurricane damage as much as 5% of their property's insured value, instead of the standard dollar-based deductible.

Battle Over Insurance Leslie Scism 2011

Weakness in the U.S. currency makes dollar-based oil cheaper for some investors using foreign currencies.

Oil Jumps 4.2% on Europe Hopes; US GDP David Bird 2011

Reserve-based lending is predominantly a dollar-based business and already quite conservative.

Oil Explorers Drill Deep for Project Funding Andrew Peaple 2011

The company is able to balance its dollar-based revenue by buying outsourced computers and televisions from contract manufacturers in dollars.

Japanese Exporters Offset Yen's Impact Daisuke Wakabayashi 2011

Therefore, investors are being thrust into the arms of precious metals and away from dollar-based assets.

Michael Pento: The Inflation Knuckle Ball Michael Pento 2011

Toshiba Corp. has managed to offset its revenue in dollars with dollar-based costs so effectively that each drop of one yen in the U.S. dollar's average foreign-exchange rate for the full year would result in a 300 million yen gain in operating profit.

Japanese Exporters Offset Yen's Impact Daisuke Wakabayashi 2011

The ECB, the U.S. Federal Reserve and three other major central banks decided in mid-September to pump dollars into the banking system to ward off a funding crisis and give banks time to tweak their dollar-based activities.

ECB's Noyer: French Bank Exposure Exaggerated Andrew Monahan 2011