The mere threat of a default was enough to see the US’s credit rating downgraded in 2021. The consequences of a default actually happening could be dire, an economist warns.
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The markets have thumped the new UK government over its fiscally bold ‘mini-budget’.
The greenback is at its heftiest since 2002 and still rising fast.
This is the first time a world currency has been pegged to gold since the Bretton Woods system ended in 1971.
Contrary to most economists, President Erdoğan has long believed that raising interest rates increases inflation.
To understand the euro’s weakness, you have to look at the US as well as Europe.
The country became the first to make bitcoin a formal part of its payments system, but whether it’ll catch on is another story.
El Salvador has become the first nation in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender. So what exactly is President Nayib Bukele thinking?
The greenback has taken a pounding in 2020, but it’s about to make a comeback.
As the sun sets on world markets, rumours of the death of investors’ favourite safe haven have been much exaggerated.
Stand by for cryptocurrencies 2.0.
Donald Trump is eroding trust in the US – but the dollar’s preeminence in global finance will easily withstand this.
Market volatility and value fluctuations are scaring some investors away from Bitcoin – but stablecoins could be one solution.
A number of emerging markets are struggling but this doesn’t mean they are totally related.
It’s been 10 years since the U.S. signed into law a scheme to print money, essentially, and save the financial sector amid the sub-prime mortgage meltdown. Did it work? And who’s truly benefitted?
It should not come as a surprise if the rupiah touches the Rp15,000 level by the end of the year.
The Conversation scholars analyze a few of the key themes and speeches that punctuated the three-day gathering of global elites in the Alps.
The treasury secretary said a weak dollar would be ‘good’ for the U.S. Here’s why he’s wrong.
While borrowers may not be thrilled by the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates, many of us have plenty of reason to celebrate.
The drop in sterling following Brexit has been as strong as when Germany invaded France in 1940.
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