Cryptocurrencies, Digital Dollars, and the Future of Money
Introduction In the span of a few years, cryptocurrencies have grown from digital novelties to trillion-dollar technologies with the potential...
Currencies
Could China’s Yuan replace the US dollar as the world’s dominant currency? How the Asian nation’s trade supremacy is quickly boosting its reserve status
Could China’s Yuan replace the US dollar as the world's dominant currency? How the Asian nation's trade supremacy is quickly...
American Financial Power in the Age of Great-Power Competition
The centrality of the U.S. dollar in world affairs is mainly determined by economic factors, but geopolitical forces are threatening...
Why do countries have different currencies?
Million Bazillion: S4 E3 Currencies Script/Transcript Note: Marketplace podcasts are meant to be heard, with emphasis, tone and audio elements...
The untold story of the world’s most resilient currency
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The writer is chair of Rockefeller InternationalIn February of 1998, 25 years ago this month, I was in Bangkok, ground zero of the Asian financial crisis. The implosion of the Thai baht had triggered a serial meltdown of currencies and markets with protesters in the streets across the region and chaos spreading. As world leaders raced to slow the global contagion, Thailand and its neighbours had sunk into a depression.The Thai economy...
Revisiting the international role of the US dollar
The international role of the US dollar (USD) is unrivalled. However, there is at times speculation that its role may...
OTC foreign exchange turnover in April 2022
1. BIS Triennial Central Bank Survey The BIS Triennial Central Bank Survey is the most comprehensive source of information on...
The US dollar is decimating world currencies
Americans traveling outside the US will find that they are about 14% richer than they were at the beginning of...
Changing the Top Global Currency Means Changing the Patterns of Global Trade
Few topics have generated as much discussion in recent weeks as the evolving role of the U.S. dollar in the...
The Fed – The International Role of the U.S. Dollar
October 06, 2021 The International Role of the U.S. Dollar Carol Bertaut, Bastian von Beschwitz, Stephanie Curcuru1 An updated version...
