According to a 2025 report by the People's Bank of China, the RMB is now the world's third most-used currency for trade ...

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Discover how the European Monetary System (EMS) stabilized currencies and laid the groundwork for the euro, creating economic unity in Europe from 1979 onwards.

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2026 will likely be the year when we will start to see serious flaws, with the pure fiat global monetary system exposed. The root cause is the need for accommodating central bank policies in the face ...

Technology is reshaping capital flows and currency dominance; data integrity is essential for financial stability Technology is poised to shake up the international monetary and financial system. How ...

This year’s report provides the external sector assessment of 30 of the world’s largest economies on the basis of their 2024 data. Global current account balances in 2024 widened significantly. Staff ...

Sanford Mann offers insights into gold and silver investments and the precious metals industry and is the CEO of American Hartford Gold. In an era where the U.S. national debt has surpassed a ...

“Sound money” is a term that often gets thrown around in economics discussions, but what does it really mean? In this article, we explore the concept of sound money, its historical context, its basic ...