Foreign Currency Effects

What Does It Mean?
What Does Foreign Currency Effects Mean?
The gain or loss on foreign investments due to changes in the relative value of assets denominated in a currency other than the principal currency with which a company normally conducts business. A rising domestic currency means foreign investments will result in lower returns when converted back to the domestic currency. The opposite is true for a declining domestic currency.
Investopedia Says
Investopedia explains Foreign Currency Effects
Foreign investments are complicated by currency fluctuation and conversion between countries. A high quality investment in another country may prove worthless because of a weak currency. Foreign-denominated debt used to purchase domestic assets has led to bankruptcy in several cases due to a fast decline in a domestic currency or a rapid rise in the currency of the foreign-denominated debt.
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