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  2. Fixed exchange rate system - Wikipedia

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    A fixed exchange rate, often called a pegged exchange rate, is a type of exchange rate regime in which a currency 's value is fixed or pegged by a monetary authority against the value of another currency, a basket of other currencies, or another measure of value, such as gold. There are benefits and risks to using a fixed exchange rate system.

  3. History of the United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    In order to defend the exchange rate of the dollar, the US Treasury Department authorized state and nationally chartered banks to issue emergency currency under the Aldrich-Vreeland Act, and the newly created Federal Reserve organized a fund to assure debts to foreign creditors. These efforts were largely successful, and the Aldrich-Vreeland ...

  4. Reserve currency - Wikipedia

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    A reserve currency is a foreign currency that is held in significant quantities by central banks or other monetary authorities as part of their foreign exchange reserves. The reserve currency can be used in international transactions, international investments and all aspects of the global economy. It is often considered a hard currency or safe ...

  5. Currency intervention - Wikipedia

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    US lawmakers discussing the Currency Harmonization Initiative Through Neutralizing Action (CHINA) Act of 2005. Currency intervention, also known as foreign exchange market intervention or currency manipulation, is a monetary policy operation. It occurs when a government or central bank buys or sells foreign currency in exchange for its own ...

  6. Devaluation - Wikipedia

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    Devaluation. In macroeconomics and modern monetary policy, a devaluation is an official lowering of the value of a country's currency within a fixed exchange-rate system, in which a monetary authority formally sets a lower exchange rate of the national currency in relation to a foreign reference currency or currency basket.

  7. 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 ...

  8. United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 September 2024. Currency of the United States "USD" redirects here. For other uses, see USD (disambiguation). United States dollar Federal Reserve Notes (obverse) ISO 4217 Code USD (numeric: 840) Subunit 0.01 Unit Symbol $, US$, U$ ‎ Nickname List Ace, bean, bill, bone, buck, deuce, dough, dub ...

  9. Template:Most traded currencies - Wikipedia

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    Currency ISO 4217 code Symbols Proportion of daily volume Change (2019–2022) April 2019 April 2022 U.S. dollar: USD $, US$ 88.3%: 88.5%: 0.2pp Euro: EUR