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	Import price rise in 2005 due to continued high energy prices (EXCERPT), Monthly Labor Review Online, November 2006
		By the end of the year, the dollar had appreciated 10.2 percent against the euro and 13.1 percent against the Japanese yen.
		In contrast, the U.S. dollar depreciated 1.3 percent against the Canadian dollar in 2005.
		Thus, the 2005 import and export indexes were calculated with weights based on trade dollar values from 2003.
	www.bls.gov /opub/mlr/2006/11/art1exc.htm (544 words)

	Trade dollar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United States Trade Dollar is a silver dollar coin that was issued by the United States Mint and minted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Carson City, and San Francisco from 1873 to 1885.
		The US trade dollar was minted of 420 grains (27 g) of silver with a fineness of 900 (90 %), about 8 grains (520 mg) more than the domestic silver dollar of the time.
		The Japanese Trade Dollar was a dollar coin, issued from 1875 to 1877.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trade_dollar (291 words)

	Trade Dollar (United States coin) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Trade Dollar was a silver dollar coin issued by the United States solely for trade in the orient with China, Korea, and Japan.
		The main reason for this was because Trade Dollars had a slightly higher silver content than the Seated Liberty Dollar and Morgan Dollar which were minted for circulation in America.
		The United States Trade Dollar officially was terminated in 1887 and all, non-mutilated outstanding Trade Dollars were redeemed by the United States Treasury.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trade_Dollar_(United_States_coin) (357 words)

	Dealers detect Trade dollar fakes - 10/21/02
		Hundreds of highly deceptive U.S. Trade dollars surfaced at the Hong Kong International Coin Convention in August that could have made it to the United States had it not been for the alertness of a number of U.S. coin dealers who scrutinized and uncovered the fakes.
		While the obverse is often the starting point to examine for flaws, the most recent counterfeit Trade dollars exhibit many of the telltale signs of their clandestine nature on the reverse and edge, he said.
		On the reverse of genuine Trade dollars, the upper part of the eagle's eyeball is incuse, while on the counterfeit, the entire eyeball is visible.
	www.coinworld.com /news/102102/news-3.asp (1042 words)

	Littleton Coin Company's "Collector's Corner" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Ultimately, however, acceptance of the Trade dollar in China would not be universal, and that meant the coin was not as successful as some had hoped.
		Although the Trade dollar had problems in the end, something over $30 million in Trade dollars headed off to China, which was not an insignificant sum back in the 1870s.
		When a Trade dollar reaching the ports in China was accepted by a merchant as being full value, the merchant would chop the coin, which was to stamp his unique Chinese character on it.
	www.littletoncoin.com /html/PaulGreen2.html (1574 words)

	Yen/Dollar Trade Deficits
		As we follow the data points of "82", "83" and "84", it shows an increasing trade deficits accompanied by stronger growth in GDP, where the exploding trade deficits were fueled by the strong Dollar vs. Yen during the period of "a" to "b" in the Yen/Dollar curve of Fig.
		However, the period of the exploding trade deficit of 1982 to 1987 was not over, so with the growth rate stuck near the potential growth rate and with trade deficit exploding, data points "85", "86" and "87" moved toward left along a horizontal line labeled as "B" in Fig.
		Usually the impacts of trades on GDP depend on the economic, social and even psychological structures of a society and must be studied case by case.
	www.gold-eagle.com /editorials_03/chen083103.html (9434 words)

	Japanese Silver Trade Dollar
		It looks like the 1875-77 Japanese Trade Dollar (see illustration at right) with minor differences but mine has the words "One Yen" in place of the "Trade Dollar" words.
		Trade Dollar coin was issued in 1875 (the 8
		This silver coin was issued for foreign trade (like Trade Dollar of USA).
	www.charm.ru /coins/misc/japanesetradedollar.shtml (155 words)

	frontline: is wal-mart good for america?: china: trade with china - expectations vs. reality \| PBS
		Overall, the U.S. trade deficit with China reached a record $124 billion dollars in 2003 and the figure is headed even higher this year.
		In March, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick issued a statement asserting that, "As a WTO member, China must live up to its WTO obligations; it cannot impose measures that discriminate against U.S. products." The issue was soon resolved when China agreed to end the practice of illegal rebates to Chinese semiconductor producers.
		Controversy over the issue of trade with China seems destined to sharpen in the second Bush administration, as America's trade deficit with China rises still further and as more industries are hit by competition from China.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/china/trade.html (2802 words)

	Dollar-Euro Forex Currency Exchange - overview of factors affecting this currency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The dollar and the euro have a strong predisposition to run together in the very short run, but sometimes there can be significant discrepancies.
		The steady and orderly decline of the dollar from early 2002 to early 2004 against the euro, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and a few other currencies (i.e., its trade-weighted average, which is what counts for purposes of trade adjustment), while significant, has still only amounted to about 10 percent.
		Trade flows and capital flows are the main factors affecting the exchange rate.
	www.easy-forex.com /en/Forex.dollareuro.aspx (1092 words)

	Dollar Watch - Trade Deficit
		The total trade deficit for January to May of this year is at $317.9 billion, putting it on track to exceed the $716.7 billion record trade deficit in 2005.
		The US dollar weakened further on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on whether to raise interest rates again, this time to 5 percent, as well as in anticipation of comments that might give a hint about whether there might be a pause in the series of rate raises in June.
		Despite the fall in the trade deficit in May, the deficit for the year to date is at an annual rate of $681.6 billion, 10 percent higher than the record trade deficit registered in 2004.
	www.dollarwatch.co.uk /index.php?cat=18 (1782 words)

	The Rise and Fall of the Trade Dollar
		By early September Trade Dollars had appeared at Canton in China and the governor of the Two Kwang Province issued an edict that the "American Eagle Dollar" had been assayed and found to contain the amount of silver stamped on the reverse.
		By late in 1876 the Trade Dollar had become a domestic bullion coin in reality, but it was being 'purchased' by workers and merchants who were now unwillingly subsidizing the mine owners and bullion dealers.
		One of the more interesting Trade Dollars is from 1875 in which the S mintmark is superimposed over that of Carson City, CC.
	www.collectorusa.com /articles/tradedollar.php (2161 words)

	Coin Gallery Online - 1885 Trade Dollar
		Trade Dollars were struck from 1873 thru 1885 with the distinction of being our nation's first "bullion" coin.
		He wrote, "These interesting trade dollars were minted from 1873 to 1878 inclusive for general circulation in the Far East to compete with the Mexican and Spanish dollars then circulating there.
		The true rarity of the 1885 Trade Dollar is evidenced by the period of years, even decades between public offerings.
	www.coin-gallery.com /1885td.htm (258 words)

	Safe Haven \| Can a Lower Dollar Really Improve the Trade Deficit?
		To estimate the effectiveness of the lower dollar, we can compare the level of exports, imports, and the trade deficit in March 2002 with the most recent figures available when this was written.
		For example, because the Chinese currency is pegged to the dollar, the dollar price of Chinese imports is not affected by the dollars fluctuation in foreign exchange markets (of course, factors other than currency can affect the dollar price of these imports).
		On the one hand, the declining dollar can have little or no positive impact on the trade deficit with countries whose currencies are pegged to the dollar.
	www.safehaven.com /article-2455.htm (1911 words)

	Coin Community \| US 1873-1885 Trade Dollar History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		And that's where the trade dollar came in: Flexing their muscle, the mining interests won approval for this new silver coin, one that would, in theory at least, not only provide an outlet for the metal, but also open a whole new market for it in an area that was already receiving Congressional attention.
		It's the same diameter and about the same weight as its predecessor the Seated Liberty dollar, and its portraiture is similar: a seated female figure representing Liberty on the obverse and a naturalistic eagle on the reverse designs prepared by Mint Chief Engraver William Barber.
		All high-grade business strikes of the trade dollar are rare to non-existent, leaving proofs to fill most of the demand from type collectors.
	www.coincommunity.com /coin_histories/dollar_1873_silver_trade.asp (1233 words)

	The Trade Dollar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		On July 11, 1873, the first Trade Dollars were struck at the US Mint in Philadelphia.
		The US Trade dollar shows Liberty seated on a bale of cotton and wheat, extending an olive branch to the left.
		Once in the Orient, these dollars were often stamped with so- called "chop marks." The "chop marks" are the identities of Chinese merchants who tested and approved the new coins for use in their own trade.
	www.coin-newbies.com /articles/trade_dollar.html (253 words)

	Dollar Headed For Collapse - Mahathir
		The dollar was retaining some value because of fears of a global economic catastrophe if it was rejected, he told a conference of some 650 chief executives from 30 countries at a conference in Kota Kinabalu on Borneo island on Tuesday, The Star newspaper reported.
		The huge deficit meant that the dollar had no backing but it continued to be used internationally because some people still accepted payments in dollars.
		Mahathir, who was widely condemned internationally for imposing capital controls and pegging the ringgit to the dollar during the Asian financial collapse 1998, has since won plaudits for his handling of the crisis.
	www.rense.com /general63/dlr.htm (393 words)

	Dear Dr. Dollar \| Dollars & Sense
		When these factors are added to the trade deficit, the net outflow of dollars is called the current account deficit.
		The dollar is the most widely used international currency, and many less-developed countries have sizable dollar-denominated debts.
		If the era of dollar supremacy is indeed coming to a close, the value of the dollar will continue to fall.
	www.dollarsandsense.org /archives/2004/0304dollar.html (845 words)

	1884 Trade Dollar
		The Trade dollar was first issued in 1873, and there was a large coinage at the Philadelphia, Carson City and San Francisco mints each year to 1878, inclusive, excepting that but 900 were coined (proofs) in Philadelphia in 1878.
		The Trade dollar was not intended for circulation in this country, its primary purpose being to compete with the Mexican dollar in trade with the Orient, and for such purpose it was made to contain 420 grains of silver, while the regular dollar, distinguished as "standard," contains but 412 ½ grains of silver.
		The Trade dollar was authorized by the Act of February 12, 1873, and while this act was not repealed until February 19, 1887, none was known to have been coined after 1883 until the 1884's recently came to light.
	www.coinfacts.com /silver_dollars/trade_dollars/1884_trade_dollar.htm (1650 words)

	HaCKeD By BeLa - The Trade Dollar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Congress revoked the legal tender status of the Trade dollar in 1876, but the coins were struck officially for two more years.
		The U.S. Trade dollar was a modest success in the markets of southern China, but was unable to find acceptance in northern China.
		Traditionally, Trade dollars with Chinese chop marks (marks made by merchants and bankers to certify or check for metal purity) have sold for lower prices than unchopmarked specimens.
	www.uscoinage.com /php-nuke/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=14 (1673 words)

	What is a trade dollar?
		A trade dollar is a term we use for dollar valued credits in a tCashe account.
		What a trade dollar is may be made clearer if we also point out what it is not.
		The use of trade dollar credits for purchases is only feasible at those businesses and individuals who have voluntarily agreed to join the group and accept the tCashe card in a manner much like cash or a major credit card.
	www.tcashe.com /id32.htm (506 words)

	Shekel falls to record NIS 4.96 in dollar options trade
		The dollar is soaring against the shekel to an all-time high NIS 4.96 in options trade, after the shekel rallied on Friday to NIS 4.876.
		The psychological resistance to the dollar trading at NIS 5 against the shekel is approaching, Excellence said.
		Prico estimates that the dollar will trade at NIS 4.78 to NIS 4.92 until the Rabinovitch tax-reform plan becomes known at the end of May, and until the structure of the treasury's emergency economic plan becomes clear.
	www.thestreet.com /tech/themarker/10019744.html (491 words)

	Republicans Debate Dollar Policy and the US Trade Deficit - Council on Foreign Relations
		To the extent that trade and current-account deficits ensue, these are readily financed by inflows of foreign capital, both private and official.
		In this view, the answer to the trade deficit is not found in the area of exchange rate policy, because even a large depreciation of the dollar would not do much good if US exports continue to be discriminated against.
		But it is tolerant of trade deficits with countries that support President Bush’s foreign policies, whether the Iraq war or its position with respect to trouble spots such as North Korea.
	www.cfr.org /publication/7598/republicans_debate_dollar_policy_and_the_us_trade_deficit.html (1736 words)

	December U.S. Dollar (DXZ5) Trade Recommendation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Buy one December US Dollar index 87 put, sell one December US Dollar index 85 put, for a combined cost and risk of 50 points ($500) or less to open a position.
		While continued interest rate hikes by the Fed. should support the Dollar the ever increasing debt we are going into post Katrina is going to override any benefit the Dollar would or should get from the rate hikes.
		Risk Disclosure: Trading futures markets on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors.
	futures.fxstreet.com /Futures/content/101170/content.asp?menu=currencies (447 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Dollar and trade trouble Davos
		The troubled dollar, stalled trade talks and the Iraq war are top of the agenda as world leaders arrive in Davos for the annual World Economic Forum.
		And one of the sessions in Davos will discuss "what if the dollar fell by an additional 20%", although none of the government officials is scheduled to speak at the event.
		Christine Gent of Oxfam told delegates that "to overcome poverty we must have free international trade rules; at the moment the rules are not fair".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/3411177.stm (611 words)

	Dollar Faces Trade Test - Forex Trading, Currency Forecast, FX Trading Signal, Forex Training Course, Education, ...
		Structural considerations will be important over the next 24 hours at least with the US trade deficit release having an important impact as a higher than expected deficit would undermine dollar confidence.
		The dollar continued to drift lower in Asia and was close to 1.2155 in early Europe on Wednesday.
		This combination is likely to be negative for the dollar as high oil prices will have an impact on the US trade deficit while Middle East tensions will tend to undermine the ability to fund the deficit.
	www.actionforex.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6364&Itemid=99999999 (271 words)

	GovMint.com - 19th Century U.S. Trade Dollar Collection
		Issued from 1873-1885, this silver coin was 1.8 percent heavier than regular U.S. silver dollars and finally gave American importers something that equaled the Mexican peso.
		When first coined, they were legal tender in the U.S. to the extant of $5, but with the decline in price of silver bullion, Congress repealed the legal tender provision in 1876 and authorized the Treasury Department to limit coinage to export demand.
		Many of the trade dollars that saw circulation in the Orient were usually counterstamped with Oriental characters or “chop marks” by Asian merchants to verify their silver content.
	www.govmint.com /countrylistings/northamerica/usa/chpmrktradecoll.aspx (292 words)

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