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Economic Commentary

The Euro

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The primary job of the modern central bank is to manufacture money. In January 1999, the new European Central Bank (ECB) began manufacturing a new money—the euro—by taking over the operations of 11 European nations’ monetary systems. The symbol for the euro is €, just as $ is the symbol for the dollar. By 2002, the euro will have replaced entirely the existing currencies of the 11 participating nations.

01.01.1999ISSN 2163-3738 EC 1/1/1999

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Stevens, Edward. 1999. “The Euro.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 1/1/1999.

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