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The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Dollar Ignores Budget Fracas

The dollar ended mixed Monday after strengthening for most of the day after the Clinton administration took steps to avoid a default on the government’s debt.

The dollar did well against the Japanese yen partly because of large trades by hedge funds. But the greenback ended slightly down against the German mark after the administration’s moves initially boosted the U.S. currency.

Exchange Currency in Dollars Dollar in foreign currency Canada .7407 1.3500 France .2046 4.8880 Germany .7055 1.4175 Great Britain 1.5524 .6442 Italy .000626 1596.50 Japan .009814 101.90 Mexico .128866 7.7600