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By not following the US devaluations in 1971 and 1973, the official rate rose to US$3.3778, before a 5% devaluation reduced its rate to US$3.2169, a rate which remained until the Gulf War in 1990, although in late 1989 the black market rate was reported at five to six times higher than the official rate.
The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.
By the end of the year, the interest rate stood at 42.5%, [53] and the annual inflation rate decreased to 53.86%, down from 83% in 2022. [54] The central bank increased the interest rate to 50% in March 2024 under Fatih Karahan , the new governor, and has kept it as such as for eight consecutive months. [ 55 ]
When the market opened on 3 February, the Renminbi was now depreciating against major foreign currencies. The central parity rate of the Renminbi against the US dollar opened at 6.9249, a drop of 373 basis points from the previous trading day. [297] It fell below the 7.00 than an hour after the opening, [298] and closed at 7.0257. [299]