Europe must finally grasp the opportunity to develop the single currency as a reserve asset
Sensitivity to the weak currency has risen since the eruption of war in the Middle East
Japan’s finance minister had issued ‘final’ warning to speculators
Three members dissent as central bank warns growth likely to slow and corporate profits to suffer
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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
The US provided Argentina with a $20bn swap line, but similar offerings to Gulf and Asian allies would face constraints
Bank joins ‘frenzy’ as China’s low interest rates draw in more foreign issuers
Treasury secretary says ‘numerous’ countries sought support amid economic fallout from Iran war
Almost every major currency has gained against the greenback this month amid hopes for end to Iran conflict
Concerns over erratic White House policymaking have driven investors to ‘very stable’ development bank issuers
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Without the dollar, bad situations could be made even worse
As Opec members have long understood, it is not a good idea to give users of your product an incentive to find alternatives
Reducing the world’s dependency on the dollar is in the interest of every country that buys energy, issues debt or trades
And the worst-case scenario for oil
International official holdings at New York Federal Reserve fall to lowest level since 2012
Join FT journalists to discuss the greenback, inflation, and markets under a new Fed chair
Japan’s top currency official warns ‘decisive action’ by government might soon be necessary
The case against membership of the single currency looks much less clear-cut than it did in the 1990s
Christine Lagarde raises concerns as Budapest withholds part of cash and gold bound for Ukraine
Investors are picking winners and losers based on economies’ exposure to inflationary surge
If renminbi settlement becomes cheaper and more trade migrates, firms will have less need to generate or hold US currency
Proposal by ‘E6’ countries, including Germany and France, aims to reinvigorate plans to unify bloc’s capital markets
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