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List of nominal exchange rates. Graph showing the official exchange rate of 1 CNY to the US dollar between 1981 and 2009. Official historical average exchange rates of Renminbi. for major foreign currencies by year [8] (Chinese yuan per 100 foreign currency units) Year. USD.
I took a look at the tables in the article. My first concern was that "Table for 1850 to 2000" seems to show one rate for an entire year, with gaps between years of either 5, 10, or 15 years. There's no standard approach to the use of any of those periods. The article has 1970, 1985, 1995, and 2000. Confusing.
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 ...
History of Hong Kong's Exchange Rate System [31] Period Exchange rate regime Features 1863–1935 Silver Standard: Silver dollars as legal tender December 1935 – June 1972 Sterling exchange: Standard exchange rate: £1:HK$16 (December 1935 – November 1967) £1:HK$14.55 (November 1967 – June 1972) July 1972 – November 1974
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-haven currency . The United Kingdom's pound sterling was the primary reserve currency of much of the world in the 19th century and first half of the 20th century. [ 1]
Data from 1971 to 1991–92 are based on official exchange rates. Data from 1992 to 1993 onward are based on FEDAI (Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association of India) indicative rates. Data from 1971 to 1972–73 for the Deutsche Mark and the Japanese Yen are cross rates with the US Dollar. The Euro replaced the Deutsche Mark w.e.f. January 1, 1999.
v. t. e. In finance, an exchange rate is the rate at which one currency will be exchanged for another currency. [ 1] Currencies are most commonly national currencies, but may be sub-national as in the case of Hong Kong or supra-national as in the case of the euro. [ 2]
Rudolf Abel and Francis Gary Powers. In probably the most dramatic swap of the Cold War era, Abel and Powers were exchanged on Feb. 10, 1962, on the Glienicke Bridge connecting the U.S.-occupied ...