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The official currency of the European Union. It was a replacement for the European Currency Unit or ECU. The Euro is one of the major currencies traded on the FX market. Currency code (EUR).
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The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank for Europe’s single currency, the euro. The ECB’s main...
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An economically conjoined body of 12 European Union members and 3 non-European Union members that all...
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Currency intervention occurs when one central bank or more buys (or sells) a currency in the foreign...
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The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) was created by the 27 member European Union as a special...
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