A revived speech and a shifting global backdrop. Beijing is signalling new urgency in its push to elevate the yuan - but the trade-offs remain unresolved, analysts say.

Given the concerns over tariffs and a potential global trade war, a growing number of investors have suggested that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) might eventually replace the U.S. dollar and become the global ...

Explore the role and impact of reserve currencies in global trade. Understand the dominance of the U.S. dollar and future challenges it faces in the international market.

The dollar is the global reserve currency. This has long been called the “exorbitant privilege”. It’s considered a huge advantage for the U.S. that the dollar holds this status – or so the story goes.

Bitcoin isn't an asset held by most central banks. It still has a handful of the properties that are common to reserve currencies. Therefore, it's likely that it will eventually be regarded as a ...

Due to President Donald Trump’s willingness to upend the global status quo, financial commentators and elite media outlets confidently predict that the status of the United States dollar is under ...

Another influential left-wing news organization opined this week that the United States dollar is losing its global reserve currency status. The piece argued that the European Monetary Union will ...

What changes when China’s leader finally states a reserve currency ambition explicitly? Xi Jinping has now done so, calling for the renminbi to attain global reserve currency status, not in a speech ...

One of the more intriguing financial trends that has gained popularity in recent years is the de-dollarization movement. De-dollarization is an effort by a growing number of countries to reduce the ...

Gold has long been an asset that central bankers prefer to hold on their balance sheets. Today, with global finance digitizing by the month, an asset born entirely on the internet is now auditioning ...