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  2. 1976 sterling crisis - Wikipedia

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    GBP/USD exchange rate. The 1976 sterling crisis was a currency crisis in the United Kingdom. Inflation (at close to 25% in 1975, causing high bond yields and borrowing costs), a balance-of-payments deficit, a public-spending deficit, and the 1973 oil crisis were contributors.

  3. Japanese yen - Wikipedia

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    USD /JPY exchange rate 1971–2023. The yen ( Japanese: 円, symbol: ¥; code: JPY) is the official currency of Japan. It is the third-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar and the euro. [ 2] It is also widely used as a third reserve currency after the US dollar and the euro.

  4. Effective exchange rate index - Wikipedia

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    Normalized exchange rate refers to the current exchange rate divided by the exchange rate against the US dollar in the base year, which effectively scales up the exchange rate of a "small value" currency like the Japanese yen, worth a small fraction of a dollar, and scales down the exchange rate of a "big value" currency like the British pound ...

  5. 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.

  6. 500 yen coin - Wikipedia

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    The 500 yen coin ( Japanese: 五百円硬貨, Hepburn: Gohyaku-en kōka) is the largest denomination of Japanese yen coin issued for circulation. These coins were first struck in 1982 as the vending machine industry needed a higher valued coin for use in their machines. The denomination had previously been issued as paper currency which co ...

  7. 50 yen coin - Wikipedia

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    1967. The 50 yen coin (五十円硬貨, Gojū-en kōka) is a denomination of Japanese yen. These coins were first minted in 1955, and concurrently circulated alongside a banknote denomination of the same amount. 50 yen notes were eventually pulled from circulation shortly before the center of the 50 yen coin was holed. The first yen coins were ...

  8. Foreign exchange market - Wikipedia

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    The foreign exchange market ( forex, FX (pronounced "fix"), or currency market) is a global decentralized or over-the-counter (OTC) market for the trading of currencies. This market determines foreign exchange rates for every currency. It includes all aspects of buying, selling and exchanging currencies at current or determined prices.

  9. Japanese asset price bubble - Wikipedia

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    e. The Japanese asset price bubble (バブル景気, baburu keiki, lit. ' bubble economy ') was an economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991 in which real estate and stock market prices were greatly inflated. [ 1] In early 1992, this price bubble burst and Japan's economy stagnated. The bubble was characterized by rapid acceleration of asset ...