The greenback’s global role has endured shocks from without and within
The precious metal’s surge may herald a whole new world
Currency’s strength compared with euro and sterling comes after higher than expected US inflation figures
Currency has climbed nearly 3% this year, handing losses to speculators positioned for a decline
Nairobi plans to refinance part of a $2bn repayment due in June that was expected to strain public finances
Recent fall in the dollar has added fresh impetus to metal’s year-long rally
Investors betting central bank likely to cut borrowing costs by May next year
Asset managers sell greenback at fastest pace in a year as market prices in more rate cuts next year
How effective are US financial sanctions in taming Hamas or the Putin regime?
Prosecutors alleged manager of Glen Point Capital had attempted to artificially move dollar-rand exchange rate
Wall Street banks forecast rising energy prices and flagging eurozone growth to drag down single currency
A change in the greenback’s historical relationship with oil is increasingly rippling through economies and markets
The dollar is increasing in value. How will it affect global markets?
British pound declines as traders shift interest rate expectations
People’s Bank of China sets renminbi trading band higher than expected while Tokyo warns against yen’s decline
Cheaper mortgages offered in biggest cities while central bank eases foreign exchange reserve requirements
Impracticable and costly, such a currency shift would not be much more than a convenient sleight of hand
Making a currency a global standard demands deep trust in its issuer’s openness and reliability
Beijing uses developing world chagrin over Washington’s weaponisation of greenback to push global renminbi
But the US should not be complacent about the greenback’s primacy
Complacency or imperiousness about the dollar’s role would be seriously misguided
Currency watchers are worried about a weaker US dollar
Analysts forecast ‘more where that came from’ after currency is dented by slowing US inflation
Companies have been hoarding greenbacks
OMFIF survey points to only ‘gradual’ decline in dollar’s share of global reserves, despite calls for alternatives
