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World Reserve Currencies

PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:55 pm
by AGgressive Metal
Ratio of world-wide foreign exchange reserves:

US Dollar: 60.7%
Euro: 26.6%
Pound Sterling: 4.1%
Japanese Yen: 3.8%
Swiss Franc: 0.1%
Other: 4.7%


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Dollar ($)
The United States, the originator in control of the US dollar
External adopters of the US dollar
Currencies pegged to the US dollar
Currencies pegged to the US dollar within a narrow band


Euro (€)
The Eurozone, the originator in control of the euro
External adopters of the euro
Currencies pegged to the euro
Currencies pegged to the euro within a narrow band