ISO code USD, symbol $
The official currency of the United States of America and several territories, used well beyond its borders.
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The US dollar at a glance
The essentials on the US dollar (USD)
The key facts about the world's leading reserve currency, and how to convert it at the right rate.
Managed by the Fed
The Federal Reserve conducts monetary policy with a dual mandate: employment and price stability.
World's #1 currency
The leading reserve currency and the most traded currency. The USD/CHF pair is closely followed in Switzerland.
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The dollar, the world's
benchmark currency.
The US dollar (USD) is the most traded currency in the world and the leading global reserve currency. The undisputed benchmark of international trade, it is used to price commodities such as oil and gold, and dominates global financial transactions.
For Swiss players, the USD/CHF pair is especially watched: both the dollar and the franc enjoy safe-haven status, and their interplay offers significant optimisation opportunities. Tracking this volatility is crucial for importing companies, international investors and cross-border workers with dollar commitments.
USD key facts
ISO codeUSD · $
Central bankFed
Area of useUnited States + international
Global rank#1 reserve currency
Monetary policy
The Fed's policy and the dollar
The United States Federal Reserve (Fed) is the institution at the heart of US monetary policy. Its "dual mandate" explicitly aims to maximise employment while maintaining price stability, in order to support the growth of the world's leading economy.
To set the pace of the US economy, the Fed uses several instruments:
Policy rates (Fed Funds)
The central lever for controlling inflation. Its sharp hikes in 2022-2023 to counter post-pandemic inflation drew capital towards US government bonds and supported the greenback.
Easing (QE) and tightening (QT)
Massive injections or withdrawals of liquidity that act on credit conditions and the money market, particularly during major crises.
Every FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting is scrutinised by markets worldwide. Its decisions steer the major dynamics of the foreign exchange market and are immediately reflected in the dollar's value.
History of the dollar
Key dates of the US dollar
1792
Official creation of the dollar
The Coinage Act makes the dollar the official currency of the United States, initially backed by a bimetallic system based on gold and silver.
1913
Birth of the Federal Reserve
The Fed is created to stabilise a banking system that had until then been weakened by chronic financial panics.
1944
Bretton Woods agreements
The dollar becomes the world's premier reserve currency, the only currency theoretically convertible into gold.
1971
End of the gold standard
The "Nixon shock" ends the dollar's convertibility into gold and establishes the current floating exchange rate system.
2008
Financial crisis and QE
Faced with the subprime crisis, the Fed deploys quantitative easing and injects trillions of dollars.
2022
Historic tightening
To curb post-crisis global inflation, the Fed embarks on its most aggressive rate-hike cycle in decades.
Today's rates
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Indicative rate as of 6 November 2026, ibani margin included; the rate applied is the one in effect when you place your order.
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Read articleFrequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about the US dollar (USD)
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The US dollar is managed by the United States Federal Reserve (Fed), which conducts monetary policy with a dual mandate: to maximise employment and maintain price stability. Its policy rate decisions directly influence the value of the dollar against other currencies.
The dollar's value depends mainly on the Fed's rate decisions, US inflation and employment data, and its status as a safe-haven asset sought in global crises. As the world's leading reserve currency, the USD also serves as a benchmark for international trade and the pricing of commodities such as oil.
You can convert the US dollar (USD) into the Swiss franc (CHF), the euro (EUR), the pound sterling (GBP), the Canadian dollar (CAD) and the Singapore dollar (SGD), as well as other currencies such as the Turkish lira, the Japanese yen, the Norwegian and Swedish krone, the New Zealand dollar and the Hong Kong dollar.
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