Word: panic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...bank holiday Jan. 2 and 3. By midweek thousands of people had gathered outside the country's bank branches, afraid that the value of their savings would evaporate. But as the value of the dollar sank to roughly the same level as before the austral's collapse, the dollar panic seemed to subside, and relieved retailers began rolling back their hasty price hikes...