Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 2/28/25
American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.692631; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.137390; American Dollar to Euro = 1.040611; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.006641; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.048952.
https://www.x-rates.com/table/?from=USD&amount=1.00
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