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  2. Canadian dollar - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian dollar returned to a fixed exchange rate regime in 1962 when its value was set at US$0.925, where it remained until 1970. [38] As an inflation-fighting measure, the Canadian dollar was allowed to float in 1970. Its value appreciated and it was worth more than the U.S. dollar for part of the 1970s.

  3. U.S. Dollar Index - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Dollar Index (USDX, DXY, DX, or, informally, the "Dixie") is an index (or measure) of the value of the United States dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies, [1] often referred to as a basket of U.S. trade partners' currencies. [2] The Index goes up when the U.S. dollar gains "strength" (value) when compared to other currencies.

  4. List of countries by exchange rate regime - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. This is a list of countries by their exchange rate regime. [1] De facto exchange-rate arrangements in 2022 as classified by the International Monetary Fund. Floating (floating and free floating) Soft pegs (conventional peg, stabilized arrangement, crawling peg, crawl-like arrangement, pegged exchange rate within horizontal bands) Hard ...

  5. History of Canadian currencies - Wikipedia

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    In 1950, the federal government decided to switch to a policy of floating exchange rates, while maintaining the restrictions on currency exchanges. The rationale was a concern about an increase in inflation if the Canadian dollar continued to be fixed against the US dollar, as was required by the Bretton Woods agreement. The decision to switch ...

  6. Foreign exchange market - Wikipedia

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    Foreign exchange fixing is the daily monetary exchange rate fixed by the national bank of each country. The idea is that central banks use the fixing time and exchange rate to evaluate the behavior of their currency. Fixing exchange rates reflect the real value of equilibrium in the market.

  7. Floating exchange rate - Wikipedia

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    In macroeconomics and economic policy, a floating exchange rate (also known as a fluctuating or flexible exchange rate) is a type of exchange rate regime in which a currency 's value is allowed to fluctuate in response to foreign exchange market events. [1] A currency that uses a floating exchange rate is known as a floating currency, in ...

  8. International use of the U.S. dollar - Wikipedia

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    The US dollar is an official currency in Zimbabwe, along with the euro, sterling, the pula, the rand, and several other currencies. A series of Zimbabwean Bond Coins was put into circulation on 18 December 2014 in 1, 5, 10, and 25 cent denominations, and afterwards 50 cent and 1 dollar bonds coins, which are pegged at the same rate as American ...

  9. I'm a Canadian who's lived in the US for 24 years. Here are ...

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    I miss the Tim Hortons Timbits, Lay's ketchup chips, and Kinder Surprise Eggs the most. The maple syrup I've bought in the US can't compare to what I've had in Canada. I wish there were more Tim ...