How Did The US Dollar Strengthen

Two terms that are frequently used when talking about exchange rates are strengthening and weakening of the dollar. An example of this would be that at the beginning of the year, one U.S. dollar was equal to ten Yen and at the end of the year, fifty cents was equal to ten Yen. In this situation, the U.S. dollar has strengthened because it would cost less to purchase something in Yen. If the example was changed and at the beginning of the year one U.S. dollar still equaled ten Yen but at the end of the year it took two U.S. dollars to equal ten Yen, the U.S. dollar would have weakened because it would take more U.S. dollars to equal one Yen. When looking at accounts receivable denominate in Yen,