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  2. 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.

  3. Reserve currency - Wikipedia

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    The British pound sterling, in particular, was poised to dislodge the Spanish dollar's hegemony as the rest of the world transitioned to the gold standard in the last quarter of the 19th century. At that point, the UK was the primary exporter of manufactured goods and services, and over 60% of world trade was invoiced in pounds sterling.

  4. Special drawing rights - Wikipedia

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    Distrust of the U.S. dollar is not the only stated reason allocations have been made, however. One of its first roles was to alleviate an expected shortfall of U.S. dollars c. 1970. At this time, the United States had a conservative monetary policy and did not want to increase the total amount of U.S. dollars in existence.

  5. Say goodbye to the 20% down payment. Zillow says you ... - AOL

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    There’s only 10 out of 50 major metropolitan areas where a household earning the median income can put less than 20% down and still have an “affordable” payment on the typical home, Zillow ...

  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. United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    The United States dollar ( symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

  8. Sterling Heights Assembly - Wikipedia

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    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (2014–2021) Stellantis (2021–present) The Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (abbrevriated SHAP ), is a 5,000,000 sq ft (460,000 m 2) automotive manufacturing factory in Sterling Heights, Michigan currently operated by Stellantis North America. [1]

  9. Unified Payments Interface - Wikipedia

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    Unified Payments Interface (UPI) Product type Instant inter-bank payment system Owner National Payments Corporation of India Produced by National Payments Corporation of India Country India Introduced 11 April 2016 ; 8 years ago (2016-04-11) Website www.upichalega.com Unified Payments Interface, commonly referred to as UPI, is an Indian instant payment system as well as protocol developed by ...