us dollar

Key Points: • Commentary around the decline of the United States as the planet’s sole hegemon has intensified in recent years in response to growth in China’s economy...

The perpetual 'Black Knight' of our monetary system, the US Dollar has often been proclaimed as 'dead', but goes on despite flesh wounds.

“A US dollar is an IOU from the Federal Reserve Bank. It’s a promissory note that doesn’t actually promise anything.” – PJ O’Rourke, US humourist The strong US...

The US Dollar (USD) has had a year like no other, tanking the value of every currency paired with it. That's good news for US citizens travelling abroad but, as...

There has been no shortage of pundits that have predicted the impending demise of the US dollar in recent times. Its use as a reserve currency is diminishing, they...

Last month the Russian government missed a payment on a Eurobond because financial sanctions meant that it was unable to service its debt. Russia managed to evade a...

Gold prices eased last week, with a broader pullback in commodity markets seeing the precious metal trade back below US$2,000 per troy ounce. A widely anticipated rate...

There are three prices that ultimately matter for the world, explains Andrew Canobi from Franklin Templeton. The price of oil, the value of the US Dollar, and the US...

When Simon Doyle of Schroders Australia takes a broad view of the recent performance of capital markets and thinks about the undercurrents of shifting geopolitical,...

The investment outlook is about to get murky as we wade into a challenging period for markets. Turbulence from economic activity should start to pick up as the...