How an innovative insurance layer could rewrite sovereign debt
Every sovereign bond hides a "fear premium": the extra yield investors charge for a currency collapse or rate shock, priced...
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Charting the renminbi’s evolving role in the global economy
Renminbi internationalization describes the shift of China's currency from domestic tool into a global currency for trade, investing and finance.At...
New Global Reserve Currency Announced This Summer to End Cash
For the first time in its history, the World Economic Forum at Davos gave stablecoins and tokenization their own dedicated...
This is the future of money, according to 4 experts
As the world economy shifts from a multilateral to a unilateral system and AI transforms how we work, global financial...
Trust is the new currency in the AI agent economy
The growth of the AI agent economy presents threats to trust levels – and opportunities to reimagine trust.Trust in AI...
Stablecoin surge: Reserve-backed cryptocurrencies are on the rise
Stablecoins are pegged to reserve assets like fiat currencies or gold.Relative price stability has made stablecoins a popular medium of...
What’s next for the US dollar? Economists discuss at Davos
The US dollar is at a near-record high, but its future role as the world’s reserve currency continues to be...
What are carry trades and how do they impact global markets?
The Japanese stock market collapsed in early August, causing knock-on effects on the global economy.Carry trades – borrowing in low-interest...
The ZiG: Zimbabwe rolls out world’s newest currency
Zimbabwe has introduced a new currency called the ZiG.Zimbabwe's central bank said the country is “recalibrating its monetary policy framework”.However,...
The strong US dollar is hurting other countries’ currencies
The US dollar has risen by almost 15% against some of the world’s most traded currencies this year.This has prompted...
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