Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 9/17/21

American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.786493; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.154255; American Dollar to Euro = 1.215815; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.009635; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.050162.

Iraqi forces advanced toward the disputed city of Kirkuk, as the government sharply intensified its efforts to stall moves toward a Kurdish state by seizing the oil fields that would underpin its economy. Crude exports from the disputed area were flowing normally on Monday. State-run Iraqiya television said the military had also captured a refinery, a gas plant and a main road in Kirkuk, which has emerged as a flashpoint in the power struggle between the federal government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government. The Associated Press reported that Kurdish fighters had abandoned their positions outside Kirkuk’s airport while civilians were fleeing the city, where sporadic gunfire could be heard. Click Read More below for additional information.

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