Word: dollarization
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Brinkley shows FDR at his best, outmaneuvering the isolationists in Congress, stirring the American public to support the war, attacking his opponents in the press and in industry and luring the brilliant dollar-a-year men from business and academe to run the new wartime industries...
Michael Dukakis and Jesse Jackson may not see eye to eye on every issue, but when they go to Atlanta next week, they should have no trouble communicating. The Democratic National Convention promises to be the most thoroughly automated political gathering ever held, a million-dollar showcase of advanced technology, featuring such wizardry as computer terminals controlled by a touch of the screen, high-speed electronic mailboxes, computerized diagrams of hotel meeting rooms and even a smidgen of artificial intelligence. Says James Sterling, the Democrats' telecommunications director: "This is without a doubt the most high-tech convention in history...
DESCRIPTION: Yen per dollar, monthly averages, August 1987-June 1988; daily figures, June...
Higher prices mean the dollar amount of agricultural exports could rise this year even as the actual volume may fall. Producers in Europe, South America and Australia will step in to meet the demand that U.S. growers fail to serve. Once those competitors gain market share, American farmers will have to struggle to reclaim it. That is just one more reason they are praying for rain and cheering every drop...
...dramatic crash at a French air show raises questions about the design of the Airbus A320 jet. -- The dollar stages a strong comeback -- perhaps too strong for some central banks. -- The effects of the drought hit supermarket aisles...