United States Dollar (USD)

About the United States Dollar

The United States “dollar” (plural: dollars) is the official currency used in the country of the United States of America, as well as its territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, United States Minor Outlying Islands (Baker Island, Bajo Nuevo Bank, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll, Serranilla Bank, and Wake Island). Its official currency code is “USD” and it is symbolized by “$”. The primary denominations include 1, 5, 10, 25 cent coins (sometimes represented by a cents “¢” symbol); and 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dollar paper bank notes (1 dollar = 100 cents). In the United States, decimal numbers are denoted using a point (e.g. 1.50). The dollar has a floating exchange rate and it is currently the world’s foremost reserve currency.

Central Bank: Federal Reserve

News: United States Dollar

• Russia's central bank discusses capital requirement cuts with lenders - Reuters (1 October 2015, 6:51 pm)
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Reports & Events: United States Dollar

• Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Community Bankshares, Inc. (16 April 2026, 3:00 pm)
• Minutes of the Board’s discount rate meetings on February 9 and March 18, 2026 (14 April 2026, 6:00 pm)
• Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (10 April 2026, 8:15 pm)

Discussions: United States Dollar

• Gdi replies to: EURUSD - Forex Factory (1 October 2015, 7:54 pm)
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• GBP/USD Retail Positioning Hits Extremes Ahead of NFP, BoE Meeting - DailyFX (1 October 2015, 7:05 pm)

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