Jamaica's Usain Bolt earned a double and claimed a record 10th gold medal with a convincing victory in the 200 meters on Thursday at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing, denying rival Justin Gatlin with a time of 19.55.
Foreign exchange markets facilitate the trade of one foreign currency for another. Most exchanges are made in bank deposits and involve U.S. dollars. Over a trillion dollars in foreign exchange trades take place every day; foreign exchange dealers handle most transactions.
The top three currencies that have the tightest correlations with commodities are the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar and the New Zealand dollar. Other currencies that are also impacted by commodity prices but have a weaker correlation are the Swiss franc and the Japanese yen. Knowing which currency is correlated with what commodity can help traders understand and predict certain market movements. Here we look at currencies correlated with oil and gold and show you how you can use this information in your trading. (For background reading, see The Most Popular Forex Currencies .).