Money & Banking Resources
Money & Banking Resources
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The Fed is the central bank of the United States, the lynchpin of the country's banking system. Follow the latest news from the Fed here.
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Don't know your M1 from your M3? (No, that's not a kind of machine gun and a kind of BMW. Well, it is, but that's not what we're talking about.) Get straightened out with this helpful guide from the folks over at How Stuff Works.
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For a long time, people measured the value of money by its value in gold. But how much is gold worth? This little time machine traces the value of gold (which is a hot investment right now, by the way!) all the way back to the year 1257. Now that's a long-term trend…
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How many euros or yen or pounds or yuan is a buck worth today? Find out here.