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Currencies

  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Decentralised finance
    Crypto’s ‘decentralised finance’ sector hit by investor exodus after hacks

    DeFi was once touted as the future of finance but traders have grown concerned over the security of these projects

    3 hours ago
    Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, sits on stage with a headset microphone during a Web Summit event.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Cryptocurrencies
    Coinbase to cut jobs and rebuild the group as an ‘intelligence’

    Crypto exchange’s chief says AI is speeding up its processes, meaning fewer employees are needed

    A smartphone displays the Coinbase logo on a blue background, with a larger version of the logo blurred behind it.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    World Liberty Financial
    Trump family crypto venture sues major backer for defamation

    World Liberty Financial accusation against Justin Sun comes after he sues firm over alleged fraud

    Justin Sun sits in a modern, white-and-red spherical chair, wearing a light gray suit and white sneakers, looking thoughtful.
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Reform UK
    Farage accused of ‘conflict of interest’ over £5mn gift from crypto investor

    Rival parties highlight how Reform UK has proposed cutting tax and regulation on the digital assets industry

    Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaking at a press conference
  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
    Euro
    The euro’s urgent need

    Europe must finally grasp the opportunity to develop the single currency as a reserve asset

    Katie Martin
    Close-up of overlapping euro banknotes in various colors, highlighting large euro currency symbols under red lighting.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Japanese economy
    ‘Keep your smartphone close’: Japan puts yen market on alert for golden week action

    Sensitivity to the weak currency has risen since the eruption of war in the Middle East

    A woman walks past an electronic quotation boards displaying the foreign exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the US dollar along a street in Tokyo on May 1
  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
    Japanese economy
    Yen soars amid reports that Tokyo intervened to support currency

    Japan’s finance minister had issued ‘final’ warning to speculators

    A man in a business suit walks past the Bank of Japan headquarters building, surrounded by greenery and city buildings.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Reform UK
    Farage accused of breaking Commons rules by not disclosing £5mn gift from crypto billionaire

    Reform UK leader says money from Christopher Harborne was meant to make him ‘safe and secure’

    Christopher Harborne arrives at the Victoria and Albert Museum during the Conservative Party Summer Party.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Stablecoins
    The stablecoin stumbling block

    The crypto tokens are not yet safe enough to be used at scale in the settlement of large, wholesale financial transactions

    Daniel Heller
    Donald Trump holds up the signed "Genius Act" document while people around him applaud at the White House.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    White collar crime
    US soldier pleads not guilty over prediction trades on Maduro capture

    Serviceman accused of making more than $400,000 from trading on classified information

    Gannon Ken Van Dyke walks near a federal court building in New York, accompanied by another man in a blue suit.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    Bank of Japan
    Bank of Japan holds rates and raises inflation forecast on Iran war turmoil

    Three members dissent as central bank warns growth likely to slow and corporate profits to suffer

    The Japanese flag flutters in the wind at the Bank of Japan
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    Foreign exchange
    Alphaville. Much ado about the 1974 ‘petrodollar’ deal

    KSA 🤜 🤛 USA?

  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    Americas economy
    Iran war shows Latin America has left its original sin behind

    For 30 years, every oil shock broke Latin American bonds. This one didn’t

    Erika Mouynes
    A protester wearing a Zapatista mask holds up a large cutout of a 200 peso banknote, with her face showing through it, during a demonstration.
  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
    Markets
    This rally runs deep

    Plus, the global won

    Robert Armstrong
    Premium content
  • Saturday, 25 April, 2026
    The Weekend Essay
    There’s no such thing as the petrodollar

    War on Iran is changing the currency calculations of Gulf energy exporters. But the dollar’s global role depends on far more than the denomination of a barrel of oil

    An illustration of a black dollar sign dripping with oil.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    US dollar
    The limits on Bessent’s Treasury swap lines

    The US provided Argentina with a $20bn swap line, but similar offerings to Gulf and Asian allies would face constraints

    Scott Bessent speaks at a podium during a press briefing at the White House, gesturing with his right hand.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    European Central Bank
    ECB steps up its challenge to Visa and Mastercard 

    Central bank picks technology rules that will pave way for digital euro by 2029

    Mastercard and Visa credit cards positioned in front of the EU flag with yellow stars.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Strategy Inc.
    Alphaville. Strategy’s teetering financial tower

    A bitcoin price reprieve can’t erase the company’s contradictions

  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Chinese business & finance
    Goldman leads record renminbi borrowing by US banks

    Bank joins ‘frenzy’ as China’s low interest rates draw in more foreign issuers

    A person holds several Chinese yuan banknotes while standing in a line at a currency exchange, with others waiting nearby.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Cryptocurrencies
    Price of access to Trump’s memecoin VIP reception plunges

    Top holders of $TRUMP only need own a median of $539,000 to get into exclusive meeting with US president

    Donald Trump stands in front of a large gold coin, with Mar-a-Lago shown in the background.
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    US Department of Justice
    US soldier involved in Maduro capture charged over $400,000 prediction-market bets

    Prosecutors allege Gannon Ken Van Dyke used classified information about mission to seize Venezuelan leader

    Demonstrators hold signs with images of Nicolas Maduro and two other men labeled "Criminals" outside a courthouse.
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Stablecoins
    How worried should Wall St be about the stablecoin threat to deposits?

    The risk to US banks is real in theory but difficult to realise in practice

    Wenxin Du
    Wall Street street sign in the foreground with digital market data and numbers displayed in blue tones in the background.
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Gilts
    Alphaville. Will someone please please write a properly apocalyptic forecast about the UK for The Telegraph to parse?

    Telegraphing dissent

  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    Foreign exchange
    US allies in Gulf and Asia have requested swap lines, Bessent says

    Treasury secretary says ‘numerous’ countries sought support amid economic fallout from Iran war

    Scott Bessent speaks into a microphone at a Senate hearing, seated behind a nameplate and water bottles.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    World Liberty Financial
    Crypto billionaire Justin Sun sues Trump family’s World Liberty Financial

    Fraud claims come amid escalating feud between the Trump venture and one of its biggest supporters

    Justin Sun speaks into a microphone during Korea Blockchain Week 2025, with a blue-lit background.
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