Argentina, which pegs its peso to the dollar, faces rising debt costs.
They pick up where they left off – spinning a story about a rare coin, "a Kennedy half dollar facing west", that Jimmy just happens to have in his possession.
If gold is recognized as a currency, the dollar faces Waterloo, with devastating consequences for the U.S. economy.
New York City, reliant on issuing increasingly expensive short-term debt to cover a structural deficit amounting to billions of dollars, faced being shut out of the financial markets entirely.
However, those who amassed bagsful of dollars faced a problem.
Countries such as Turkey, India and South Africa, which have borrowed extensively in dollars, face another problem.
Mr. Guzmán Loera, 55, who is believed to lead a worldwide cocaine- and marijuana-trafficking empire worth several billion dollars, faces drug trafficking and other charges in the United States and Mexico.
The U.S. dollar-based economy means retirees with nest eggs valued in dollars face no currency-exchange risk.
At maturity, investors will be paid the American dollar equivalent of the Australian dollar face amount.
If GM's bondholders doubt the company's ability to pay its debts, its bonds might fall to 80 cents per dollar face value.
