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she threw a few greenbacks on the counter to pay for the drinks
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Of course, the Canadian industry has seen earlier pullbacks in Hollywood production expenditures, including around the Canadian loonie trading at par with the American greenback in 2007 and 2008 and due to industry shutdowns at the height of the pandemic and around the 2023 Hollywood strikes.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
In his view, that’s why the dollar sank 10% against other top global currencies in the first half of the year, marking the greenback’s worst such performance since 1953.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 13 July 2025
This is a far cry from the post-World War II era, when the greenback was the unquestioned default for global transactions.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
According to calculations from Brown Brothers Harriman, the effective U.S. tariff rate has increased to 18% in 2025 compared to 2% in 2024, something Haddad sees as bearish for the greenback.
—Frank Holland, CNBC, 10 July 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
In his view, that’s why the dollar sank 10% against other top global currencies in the first half of the year, marking the greenback’s worst such performance since 1953.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 13 July 2025
This is a far cry from the post-World War II era, when the greenback was the unquestioned default for global transactions.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
According to calculations from Brown Brothers Harriman, the effective U.S. tariff rate has increased to 18% in 2025 compared to 2% in 2024, something Haddad sees as bearish for the greenback.
—Frank Holland, CNBC, 10 July 2025
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“Greenback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenback. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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greenback
noun
green·back
ˈgrēn-ˌbak 
: a piece of U.S. paper money
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