Today, the dollar sign is a symbol of American power. Learn how this unusual character evolved from colonial currency to the ...

However, it wasn’t until July 6, 1785 that the Continental Congress established the dollar as the official currency of the United States: the first step towards creating a national monetary system.

The "Greenback" The roots of the ($) dollar can be traced back to Spain. In 1785, the United States began using its currency and modeled it after that of Spain.

A deep dive into the origin behind the Dollar [$], Pound [£], & Euro [€] currencies and the symbolism behind them A Pakistani man counts US dollars at the currency exchange place in Lahore on ...

The dollar has just posted its worst first-half of a year since 1973. And now investors wonder — is it a sign that America is ...

London (CNN) — Javier Milei won Argentina’s presidential election Sunday on a ticket to overhaul South America’s No. 2 economy and ditch its peso currency in favor of the US dollar.

The country didn’t quite ditch the peso, but it did try for a time to peg it to the value of the dollar. But then a trade competitor, Brazil, devalued its currency. “And all of a sudden ...