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From an article titled "Euro to US Dollar Exchange Rate Will Go Higher, Analysts Say, Buy On Dips":

“While the cross has corrected slightly this week, we expect the uptrend to continue and recommend a buy-on-dips strategy,” says Henneberg.

What is the meaning of cross here?

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    This is a finance jargon question, not an ELL question. In that context, "the cross" is EUR/USD. That statement was made by Pernille Henneberg of Danske Bank, i.e. a Dane, in Denmark. Denmark's currency is the Danish krone, DKK: that is neither USD nor EUR. Thus, for Danske bank, both EUR and USD are foreign currencies, hence EUR/USD is a cross rate (investopedia.com/terms/c/crossrate.asp). But you needn't know all that; the preceding sentence and the headline of the article, and all context already told you that quote was about EUR/USD. – Dan Bron Sep 2 '17 at 11:42
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    @DanBron I think it's fine to leave this open, given others might also search here for "cross", and learn it's jargon not standard English. I would suggest you submit your comment instead as an answer, as it deserves to be recognized. – Andrew Sep 3 '17 at 21:52

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