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Nations must seek to strengthen multilateralism or they will end up embracing economic decoupling
The world thinks of treasuries as assets and no other country has been able to produce more sovereign debt than the US
An imagined dollar-slayer isn’t super solid
Central banks are buying gold to replace dollars in reserves at the fastest pace on postwar record
Billionaire investor says last year’s dollar rally was the ‘biggest miss’ of his career
The US has been weaponising its currency — but that comes with a cost
Turn that frown upside down
There are no viable alternatives to the greenback, but the US must avoid self-harm
The greenback might now account for less than half of global reserves
Improving European growth and potential US recession expected to put pressure on greenback
Leftist president lends his voice to Beijing’s efforts to boost renminbi’s role in global commerce
The US dollar still dominates debt markets, but some niche-sounding data suggests things could be set to shift
Favourable exchange rates provided a welcome uplift in 2022, both at stores and online
With the Federal Reserve backstopping bank liquidity worldwide, the US currency has no effective challenger
Turmoil prompts authorities to launch daily operations to access dollar funding via standing swap lines
We should ask whether creators like banks should face more regulation or pay more in insurance premiums
Measure follows ‘soy dollar’ policy as producers struggle and government seeks to boost foreign currency reserves
Institute of International Finance reports debt burdens for large low- and middle-income countries are at record highs
Currency picks up after falling more than 11% since October
Economists say more countries likely to follow Egypt, Pakistan and Lebanon in letting currencies weaken
The greenback is bound sooner or later to feel the effects of intensifying geopolitical rivalry between the US and China
Focus has shifted to the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan after last year’s big increase in US borrowing costs
StanChart gets cheeky
Falling gas prices and easing fears of a deep, continent-wide recession in 2023 have brightened prospects for Europe
The monetary order is already being challenged by de-dollarisation efforts and central bank digital currencies
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