What was the world's reserve currency before the U.S. dollar? The British pound. Before that? The Dutch guilder. Before the Dutch? The Spanish real. Each transition followed a pattern. The Dutch ...

The modern monetary system, built on fiat money, has weak foundations similar to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, risking economic instability and collapse. Historical debasement practices, like those of ...

Could America lose the global currency race? Understand the historical dominance of the U.S. dollar, the emerging threats from geopolitical shifts and digital currencies, and the profound implications ...

Over history, the world has adopted the currency of the leading country for global payments. The USD is, arguably, the first global currency untethered from precious metals. Despite external ...

In an interview with Kitco News this week, Zang said, “When President Trump signed the Genius Act, he changed the global monetary system,” adding that she has no doubt that stable coins will usher in ...

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) unveiled a new vision for the future of the global monetary and financial system, centered on a tokenized unified ledger. This innovative framework aims to ...

The euro shows both the promises and pitfalls of unified currency systems. Economic sovereignty remains a key barrier to global adoption. Digital innovations are changing traditional currency dynamics ...

Chaotic as it seems, Donald Trump’s tariff war and subsequent walk-backs are a deadly serious attempt by his team to address what they perceive as the core issues of the dollar-dominated global ...

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The financial system risks undermining global trade if it fails to adapt to the economy's needs, with developing countries likely to suffer the most, the UN Trade and ...

Most international trade is priced in dollars, central banks hold large dollar reserves, and global investors treat US government debt as one of the safest assets in the world.