The cyclical nature of the US dollar, driven by fiscal and monetary policy constraints, suggests a significant downward transition is imminent. Historical trends show dollar downturns favor gold, ...

Questions around the reliability of the US greenback are dulling the luster of what was the world’s currency of trade. New, ...

Historically, the British pound sterling has been stronger than many other currencies, including the U.S. dollar. The pound’s value was double that of the U.S. dollar as recently as 2007. In late ...

Recent machinations in the world of international finance have given Francis Fukuyama’s thesis, or something resembling it, a short new lease on life. The political philosopher published The End of ...

Most people encounter the dollar sign on a daily basis: in stores, on websites, in the media and more. The symbol also serves as shorthand, referring to money, wealth, capitalism, commercialism and ...

The last Lincoln penny was recently struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Its removal from circulation marks just one of many changes that American currency has undergone since 1792, when the ...

The blog post explores the implications of the dollar’s recent decline, highlighting the underlying fragilities and complexities in the global financial system that are exposed by currency movements.

It is common knowledge that money makes the world go round, but have you ever wondered what Nigeria used as a means of trade and exchange before we had the naira in our wallets or even bank apps on ...