US stocks rose on Thursday as banks rallied after Federal Reserve’s annual stress test showed that the biggest US banks have enough capital to weather a severe economic slump. The S&P 500 gained 20.18 points, or 0.46%, at 4,397.04 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 266.88 points, or 0.79%, at 34,119.54. The Nasdaq Composite … Read more
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The U.S. dollar has been king in global trade for decades — not just because the U.S. is the world’s largest economy, but also because oil, a key commodity needed by all economies big and small, is priced in the greenback. Most commodities are also priced and traded in U.S. dollars. But since the Federal … Read more
The most formidable element of U.S. national power isn’t its military. The trillions spent on the mighty American military machine pale beside the influence created by the dominance of the dollar in the international economy. The central role of the U.S in global business exempted it from many of the normal rules while extending leverage … Read more
Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called on BRICS nations to come up with an alternative to replace the dollar in foreign trade, supporting China’s crusade against US global dominance just as he prepares to meet with President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Lula’s remarks were made on Thursday during a visit to the Shanghai-based New … Read more
China’s yuan has replaced the US dollar as the most traded currency in Russia, a year after the invasion of Ukraine led to a slew of Western sanctions against Moscow. The yuan surpassed the dollar in monthly trading volume in February for the first time, and the difference became more pronounced in March, according to … Read more
About the author: Marc Chandler is chief market strategist for Bannockburn Global Forex, a division of First Financial Bank. The financial shocks that keep hitting the dollar haven’t shaken its role in the world economy. The reasons matter. The dollar may not be eternal. But it won’t be China that knocks it down. The confiscation … Read more
The world’s reserve currency may be about to go digital, potentially transforming the way Americans move and use their money. On Wednesday, the White House directed federal agencies from the Treasury to the Commerce Department to research a number of crypto-related topics, including the pros and cons of a digital dollar. For consumers, the move … Read more
CNN Business — As technology continues to revolutionize the way people live, work and spend, central banks around the globe have kicked off efforts to reinvent their local currencies for the digital era. Now, the United States is the latest to signal “urgency” in researching a potential digital version of its dollar via a Central … Read more
Next year, visitors and atheletes attending the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics may pay for goods and services using what is currently the world’s most advanced digital currency: the digital yuan, or e-CNY. Even in a region where governments are rapidly developing digital currencies, the e-CNY stands out. Trials began in four Chinese cities in May … Read more