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The black market exchange rates (USD to MMK) decrease during the peak of the tourist season in Burma (December to January). During the 2003 Myanmar banking crisis, the kyat's black market rate appreciated when distrust in kyat-deposited banks increased demand for kyat banknotes. [4] At its peak, the kyat traded for as high as Ks. 850/- per USD. [5]
Currently, with no other reliable source other than the black market exchange rates, these rates are used by Reuters, CNBC, and several media news agencies and networks. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The Economist states that the rates calculated by DolarToday are "erratic", but that they are "more realistic than the three official rates" released by the ...
The ZiG currency was announced on 5 April 2024, taking the name from ZiG digital tokens, which are now available as GBDT. [15] The ZiG is Zimbabwe's sixth attempt since 2008 at creating a new currency that will make it independent of the US dollar. [16] Since the currency crisis of 2008–2009, Zimbabwe has a multi-currency system.
The gap between official and black market exchange rates continues to widen, with many people and informal traders who dominate the economy again preferring the more stable dollar.
But the rise of technology has led to an evolved "black market" -- and rather than exotic animals and tangible exports, data like credit card information and even streaming accounts are up for grabs.
When the naira was introduced, it had an official exchange rate of US$1.52 for ₦1, though a currency black market existed in which the naira traded at a discount relative to the official exchange rate. The official exchange rate set by the Central Bank of Nigeria: naira to U.S. dollar is approximately ₦767.54 per 1 US dollar.
The CME FedWatch Tool, which measures market expectations for Fed fund rate changes, projects a 52% chance the Fed will cut rates by a quarter percentage point to a range of 4.25% to 4.50% at its ...
For example, the purchasing power of the US dollar relative to that of the euro is the dollar price of a euro (dollars per euro) times the euro price of one unit of the market basket (euros/goods unit) divided by the dollar price of the market basket (dollars per goods unit), and hence is dimensionless. This is the exchange rate (expressed as ...