Currencies
Opinion
Interest rates
The world is watching Japan very closely
What the Bank of Japan does matters for all of us. So Friday’s surprise announcement by its governor sent a jolt through markets and left them wondering what is next.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Analysis
Heading overseas? Don’t get short-changed by exchange rates
Travelling without thinking about currency exchange rates – or the fees that providers charge – could really cost you.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Putin's Russia
Choked: Vladimir Putin has a money problem
The crash in the value of the rouble in the past few weeks is symptomatic of a wider issue facing Vladimir Putin.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
World markets
Why the world is turning away from the US dollar
All around the world, a backlash is brewing against the hegemony of the US dollar.
- by Michelle Jamrisko and Ruth Carson
Opinion
Cryptocurrencies
Central bank digital currencies are the latest front in the culture wars
Could a central bank use a digital currency to ration petrol, or stop Americans buying guns? A prospective US presidential candidate thinks they would.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
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Why taking down the US dollar is easier said than done
A flurry of deals by China and others to reduce their exposure to the US dollar has again raised the prospect that the end of the greenback’s dominance is within sight. But its critics should be careful what they wish for.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
Cryptocurrencies
The RBA boss is ‘sceptical’ about a digital Australian dollar, but could he be wrong?
Philip Lowe has questioned whether a central bank digital currency (CBDC) will have any substantial impact on the daily lives of regular Australians.
- by Tom Mitchelhill
Opinion
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The ‘imperial circle’ threatening the global economy
The US dollar is flexing its muscles as the Fed steps up its fight against inflation. Its strength could have damaging ramifications for the rest of the world.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
