Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 6/19/20
American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.737189; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.141332; American Dollar to Euro = 1.122296; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.009364; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.044292.
https://www.x-rates.com/table/?from=USD&amount=1.00
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