Since the collapse of the fixed exchange rate regime and the gold standard and the institution of floating exchange rates following the Smithsonian Agreement in 1971, most currencies around the world have no longer been pegged to the United States dollar.
A partir do colapso do réxime de taxa de cambio fixa e do padrón ouro, e da institución de taxas de cambio flutuantes logo do Acordo Smithsonian de 1971, a maioría das moedas do mundo deixaron de estar vinculadas ao dólar.