currency

Should We Make Cents?

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In 2008, the United States is going to issue a new 5 dollar bill with a purple splash of color. I was wondering why they would choose to add color to the money, but a little research indicated that it was for a good purpose.  Read More »

The American dollar is worth 93 cents in Canadian currency. That's embarrassing. Most foreign currencies are totally dominating the dollar and believe me, it hurts--I'm currently living in Edinburgh on money I saved over the summer, and the exchange rate is about $2.15 to one GBP.  Read More »

The Government has issued new dollar coins. They have unique qualities that none of the other coins in circulation have. I think that they are very cool but not everyone does.  Read More »

Ever since the first time I went abroad, I've watched the currency tables in the newspaper. I've seen the pound at $1.80 and the euro at $1.20. Now, the pound is at $2, which is unfortunate for me, since I will be studying in the UK next semester. Even the Canadian dollar is just about on par with the American. I don't know much about economics, so I'd like to open discussion regarding why the exchange rate for the dollar is so poor and what, if anything, we can do as consumers to combat this.  Read More »