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{{Short description|Period of extreme strength of the United States dollar}}
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The term '''superdollar''' is sometimes used to refer to a period of [[Strong dollar policy|extreme strength]] of the [[United States dollar]], relative to other currencies, particularly in the 1980s.<ref>
The term '''superdollar''' is sometimes used to refer to a period of [[Strong dollar policy|extreme strength]] of the [[United States dollar]], relative to other currencies, particularly in the 1980s.<ref>
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|name-list-style=amp | title = U.S.: There's a Cloud inside That Silver Lining
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| url = http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_10/b3773046.htm
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| accessdate = 2008-03-04 }}</ref><ref>[http://minneapolisfed.org/pubs/region/96-12/review.cfm Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - The Region - Book Review: The Confidence Game (December 1996)]</ref> This period ended when the [[G7]] countries, concerned about the American [[trade deficit]] and the resulting [[protectionism]], agreed to cooperate in the [[devaluation]] of the dollar in the [[Plaza Accord]].
| accessdate = 2008-03-04 }}</ref><ref>[http://minneapolisfed.org/pubs/region/96-12/review.cfm Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - The Region - Book Review: The Confidence Game (December 1996)]</ref> This period ended when the [[G7]] countries, concerned about the American [[trade deficit]] and the resulting [[protectionism]], agreed to cooperate in the [[devaluation]] of the dollar in the [[Plaza Accord]].



== References==
== References==

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  US Dollar Index (DXY)
  USD/Canadian dollar exchange rate
  EUR/USD (inverted) exchange rate
  USD/JPY exchange rate
  USD/SEK exchange rate
  USD/CHF exchange rate

The term superdollar is sometimes used to refer to a period of extreme strength of the United States dollar, relative to other currencies, particularly in the 1980s.[1][2] This period ended when the G7 countries, concerned about the American trade deficit and the resulting protectionism, agreed to cooperate in the devaluation of the dollar in the Plaza Accord.


References

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  1. ^ Cooper, James C. & Kathleen Madigan (2002-03-11). "U.S.: There's a Cloud inside That Silver Lining". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on March 10, 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
  2. ^ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - The Region - Book Review: The Confidence Game (December 1996)