With Donald Trump now elected the next U.S. president, investors once again are honing in on important global economic variables and monetary policy. Attention is on inflation, growth and employment, ...

Emerging market capital flows have remained largely resilient in the face of global monetary tightening, even as global capital flows have fallen. We know that rapid monetary tightening in the US and ...

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 ...

The euro shows both the promises and pitfalls of unified currency systems. Economic sovereignty remains a key barrier to ...

Chapter 1 of the October 2024 Global Financial Stability Report shows that although near-term financial stability risks have remained contained, mounting vulnerabilities could worsen future downside ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cut its benchmark interest rate, the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), to 27 percent, signaling a cautious shift toward growth-focused monetary policy. The decision, ...

Discover what a national currency is, how it functions as legal tender, and its role in global trade and economic stability. Learn how currencies like the U.S. Dollar influence economies.

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 ...

Interest rates in the United States are at 20-year highs and the dollar has appreciated sharply against other world currencies. Given the dollar’s outsized role in international finance and trade—and ...