Day of the dollar: A global connection
Men in rubber boots are swinging axes in the ice mist of the Tsukiji fish market. Frozen tuna skitters and slides across the warehouse floor, white slabs looking nothing like the delicate red flesh that will be sliced and rolled onto pretty plates in the sushi bars of Moscow, Berlin and Los Angeles. More...
What's behind the dollar's decline in value?
The dollar has lost a big chunk of its global purchasing power since the end of 2001 -- an average of 37%, as measured by one index that tracks the greenback against other major currencies. More...
Additional chapters in this global saga
Johannesburg, South Africa More...
About this report
Times staff writer in Cairo wrote this article with files from staff writers in Tokyo; in Yiwu, China; in Noida, India; Sergei L. Loiko in Kogalym, Russia; Noha El-Hennawy in Cairo; a Times staff writer in Harare, Zimbabwe; Achrene Sicakyuz in Cherbourg, France; Geraldine Baum in Paris; Louise Roug in New York; in Havana; Deedee Correll in Bennett, Colo.; and Teresa Watanabe in Los Angeles. More...
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