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ExplainerEducationThe Birth of the DollarThe dollar's story begins far from Washington, with a Bohemian valley and a widely travelled Spanish coin. Its rise reveals how familiar money can cross borders before a state gives it a new identity.@Abe3 min read
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ExplainerEducationThe Day America Abandoned GoldOn August 15, 1971, a presidential broadcast changed the dollar's international promise. The gold window closed, a repair attempt failed, and major currencies moved towards the floating-rate world traders know today.@Abe4 min read
ExplainerEducationHow Forex Became a Global MarketFloating rates, electronic dealing and cross-border business transformed foreign exchange. Follow the market from telephone quotes to global screens, policy confrontations and the arrival of retail access.@Abe4 min read
ExplainerEducationFrom Trading Floors to AlgorithmsMarkets once sounded like a crowd. Electronic quotations, automated execution and high-speed infrastructure changed that sound, while crashes exposed new ways for liquidity and human decisions to interact.@Abe4 min readPage 6 of 6