<Tr> <Td> 1971--1973 </Td> <Td> Dollar standard </Td> <Td> Dollar </Td> <Td> US </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1973--1985 </Td> <Td> Flexible exchange rates </Td> <Td> Dollar, mark, pound </Td> <Td> US, Germany, Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1985--1999 </Td> <Td> Managed exchange rates </Td> <Td> Dollar, mark, yen </Td> <Td> US, G7, IMF </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 - </Td> <Td> Dollar, euro </Td> <Td> Dollar, euro, yen </Td> <Td> US, Eurozone, IMF </Td> </Tr>

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