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Foreign exchange rates The Big Mac Index 
 "[The] Big Mac index is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity, under which exchange rates should adjust to equalise the cost of a basket of goods and services. ... Our basket is the Big Mac" (a hamburger produced by the fast-food chain, McDonald's). Includes comparisons of recent international Big Mac prices, a "Coca-Cola map of the world," and articles about McDonald's and fast food. From The Economist. http://www.economist.com/markets/Bigmac/ Topics: Economics, Money Last updated Mar 15, 2006 Currencies of the World
Table of global currencies. "A free and continuously updated repository of exchange rate data for academic research and teaching." Includes a FAQ. Maintained by a professor at the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Canada. http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/currency_table.html Topics: Money, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Travel Last updated Oct 6, 2003 Exchange Rates Between the United States Dollar and Forty-one Currencies
This site provides exchange rate data for any year or range of years between the United States dollar and other currencies. Time periods covered vary for different countries, but generally cover the early 1900s to 2007. Also presents descriptions of changes in currency units for countries throughout the world, a list of sources, and links to related sites. Part of the Economic History Service. http://www.measuringworth.org/exchangeglobal/ Topics: Economics, Money, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Travel Last updated Dec 2, 2008 FXCheatsheet: Travelers Currency Cheat Sheet
Create your own pocket-sized currency conversion table for your next trip by selecting "the language, date, currencies you wish to obtain and the rate ... most relevant to your needs." You may also find out the exchange rate for any day dating back to January 1990. From OANDA, a provider of foreign exchange information. http://www.oanda.com/converter/travel Topics: Money, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Travel Last updated Oct 3, 2004 FXConverter: 164 Currency Converter
Foreign Exchange Currency Converter is "a multi-lingual Currency Converter with up to date exchange rates provided from leading market data contributors." Choose the currency to convert, date, language, and amount to convert. Find exchange rates dating back to January 1990. From OANDA, provider of foreign exchange information. http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic Topics: Money, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Travel Last updated Oct 3, 2004 Q&A: What the Fall of the Dollar Really Means
Questions and answers related to the autumn 2004 decline in value of the U.S. dollar. Include audio clips from shows on the topic and links to related stories on the dollar and the U.S. economy. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4186041 Topics: Money, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Travel Last updated Dec 1, 2004 Statistical Releases and Historical Data
Extensive data from releases of selected interest rates to annual releases back to 1997 of foreign exchange rates (G.5A). Browse daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual data. The selected interest rates include Treasury bills, CDs, federal funds, commercial paper, bank prime, corporate bonds, and conventional mortgages. Also includes daily and historical commercial paper rates, daily bank prime rate back to 1955, monthly indexes of industrial production related capacities that cover manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities, and more. http://www.federalreserve.gov/Releases/ Topics: Electrical Energy, Geology, Investing, Money, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Technology, Travel Last updated Feb 6, 2005 XE.com: Universal Currency Converter
This site lets you "perform interactive foreign exchange rate calculations, using live, up-to-the-minute currency rates." http://www.xe.com/ucc/ Topics: Money, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Travel Last updated May 26, 2007 |
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