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Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
CONT

Since the Smithsonian agreement, the world has effectively been on a de facto dollar standard. Foreign monetary authorities hold their reserves in the form of dollars and settle their international debts with dollars. ... The ultimate value of the dollar is given not by gold but by the amount of U.S. goods and services that dollars can be used to purchase.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
DEF

Système de paiements internationaux en vigueur depuis la décision américaine de rompre la convertibilité de sa monnaie en mars 1968.

OBS

Dans ce nouveau système, le dollar des États-Unis est la monnaie la plus fréquemment utilisée dans les transactions internationales [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía nacional e internacional
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
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