That same year, the U.S. adopted the dollar sign that we continue to use today as a symbol of the currency. What’s the connection between the Spanish peso and the dollar sign? From the 16th and ...

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THE PESO strengthened on Thursday as the dollar fell before the release of US retail sales data overnight. The local unit closed at P55.746 per dollar on Thursday, strengthening by 10.9 centavos from ...