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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
Former governor Ali Mohsen al-Allaq returns as Baghdad struggles with a lack of dollars
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
Falls in retail sales and wholesale prices ease pressure on US central bank and emerging markets
Kuroda, or his successor, must solve challenges around yield curve control
They couldn’t stay mad at each other
Yen tumbles 2% after decision to maintain ultra-loose monetary policy
Outcome risky to predict for investors waiting for pivot in bank policy
Currency is being driven by events outside the US as much as what happens inside its borders
More nuanced thinking on both the currency and its inflation prospects
Promised aid will not alleviate energy shortages and cash crunch, analysts say
Old misgivings about the currency are increasingly unpersuasive — it is becoming more attractive by the day
Collectors will seek lowest serial numbers from initial print run
People’s Bank of China uses ‘invisible reserves’ to manage currency fluctuations
Cheap lira and closer ties with Russia boost trade, aiding Erdoğan’s re-election hopes
Economically, it is close to impregnable. Politically, it is at the whim of the China-US relationship
With the Bank of England unwinding its gilt portfolio, the country will need more buying from foreign investors
Former Yugoslav nation long in pursuit of closer integration with EU switches to single currency on January 1
Change by Japan’s central bank to controversial yield curve control triggers sell-off in sovereign debt
‘Major surprise’ sends yen roaring higher and pushes Tokyo stocks lower
BISantine accounting
In a world of geopolitical risks, economic pain and challenges to the US currency’s supremacy, transparency is essential
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