greenback

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This predilection for the greenback was aided greatly by the Central Bank's panicky advice (reported by Moscow Times) to ditch all European currencies prior to January 1, 2002.

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  1. noun A note of U.S. currency.

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  • However, as far as the greenback is concerned, the negative sentiment has just deepened. —  pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator
  • Yesterday's buying of the greenback was all about the flight to safety, but investors appear to be piling it on today because of weak economic news out of —  Farm Futures News
  • It's heartening to see President Obama taking the approach that "beggering thy neighbour" will make the recession only worse (understanding a strong central and western Europe is vital to American security interests) but I still would like to see what his approach actually is and what level he thinks the greenback should be against the euro. —  Ontario Blogs Feed
  • We have only begun to see clandestine government seizure of private-sector assets; a steady erosion in the value of the greenback will be a perfect opportunity for the messiah and his merry band of neo-socialists to demonize the precious metals sector, and his tree-hugging bankrollers will be first in line to shut down the US mining companies to protect both the environment and the dollar from the endless assault of capitalist pigs. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • Early in the session the currency rallied as high as C$1. 2751 as growing risk appetite resulted in a range of currencies strengthening against the greenback, which is typically viewed as a safe haven. —  Reuters: Top News
 

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