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 foreign exchange, FX or forex market is the market in which currencies are traded. Currency trading exceeds $5tn a day, which makes it the biggest and most liquid of financial markets globally. Britain has the largest share of the forex market, with about 40 per cent of all transactions taking place in London.