Excerpt from: Forex Training
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| February 11, 2008 | | What is a commodity currency? | One of the forex trading terms you are likely to come across is commodity currency. A commodity currency is one that depends a great deal on how much is coming into the economy from exports. The South African rand is an example of a commodity currency that relies gold.
Here are the major examples of commodity currency:
- Canadian dollar (CAD)
- New Zealand dollar (NZD)
- Australian dollar (AUD)
The US dollar is also sometimes considered a commdity currency.
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