[tsimionescu]

It absolutely does. If a French person or Japanese person or Brazilian or Russian or Chinese person sees a $ sign in relation to international news, I can assure you they will assume USD.

Of course, a Canadian or Australian, or New Zealander, or Rhodesian, or Zambian, whose local currency also uses the same symbol, will tend to assume their local currency instead. But they are a minority of the world's population.

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Why not be explicit if there is room for misinterpretation or confusion, which this thread clearly demonstrates?

Especially on a thread specifically talking about currency conversion.