Dollar Down, Commodities Up: A Week of Diverging Market Signals
Lebanese Forex Market
| 21/08/2026 | 14/08/2026 | % Change | YTD | ||||
| Euro / LBP | 104,661 | 103,543 | 1.08% | -0.43% | |||
| Euro / Dollar | 1.1701 | 1.1559 | 1.23% | -0.37% | |||
| NEER Index | 125.80 | 125.66 | 0.11% | -44.20% | |||
| *prices are as of the time of writing this report | |||||||
The Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) of the Lebanese pound rose by 0.11% this week, reaching 125.8 points on August 21st, 2026, against a basket of 21 influential currencies – including the Euro and British pound.
International Forex Market
| 21/08/2026 | 14/08/2026 | % Change | Status | |
| Dollars index = DXY | 98.76 | 99.67 | -0.91% | Weakened |
| Euro (EUR/USD) | 1.1701 | 1.1559 | 1.23% | Strengthened |
| U.K. Pound (GBP/USD) | 1.3646 | 1.353 | 0.86% | Strengthened |
| Swiss Franc (USD/CHF) | 0.8004 | 0.8131 | -1.56% | Strengthened |
| Chinese Yuan (USD/CNY) | 6.7202 | 6.7412 | -0.31% | Strengthened |
| Japanese Yen (USD/JPY) | 158.8 | 159.3 | -0.31% | Strengthened |
| Australia $ (AUD/USD) | 0.7156 | 0.7081 | 1.06% | Strengthened |
| Canadian $ (USD/CAD) | 1.3753 | 1.3891 | -0.99% | Strengthened |
| *prices are as of the time of writing this report | ||||
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