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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
Falls in retail sales and wholesale prices ease pressure on US central bank and emerging markets
Currency is being driven by events outside the US as much as what happens inside its borders
BISantine accounting
In a world of geopolitical risks, economic pain and challenges to the US currency’s supremacy, transparency is essential
If only central banks could keep track of it
Billionaire says ‘peg no longer makes sense’ and ‘only a matter of time’ before it breaks
Antivorsprung durch Straffung
With the dollar carry trade unwinding, Chinese banks are bulking up
It’s not just about rates
Slowing price growth sparks speculation Fed will cool pace of rate rises
Investor moves to protect against foreign exchange volatility might be spurring unsustainable imbalances between countries
The currency is unlikely to weaken much until the Fed begins cutting interest rates
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