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Currencies

  • Thursday, 15 January, 2026
    South Korea economy
    Bessent warns South Korean won’s weakness ‘not in line’ with economy

    Currency has traded near lows of the global financial crisis in recent weeks

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stands outside, wearing glasses and a dark scarf, looking forward.
  • Wednesday, 14 January, 2026
    Markets InsightPat Toomey
    Don’t believe the banks lobbying against stablecoins

    Issuers should be allowed to pay interest on stablecoins — just as lenders can on dollars

  • Tuesday, 13 January, 2026
    Japanese business & finance
    Yen tumbles and Japan stocks soar as election talk reignites ‘Takaichi trade’

    Currency at lowest since July 2024 after finance minister expresses concern over ‘one-way’ weakening

    Several rolled 1,000 Japanese yen banknotes are arranged in a row, reflecting on a dark surface.
  • Tuesday, 13 January, 2026
    Markets InsightBarry Eichengreen
    Lawfare comes for the dollar with attack on the Fed

    The legal action against Jay Powell and the central bank is a serious threat to the position of the US currency

    Several $100 bills arranged in a curved row, focusing on Benjamin Franklin’s portrait.
  • Monday, 12 January, 2026
    Gold
    Gold hits record high and dollar weakens on Fed independence worries

    Long-term inflation expectations tick up after US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into chair Jay Powell

    Two 1kg gold bars stacked on a dark surface.
  • Monday, 12 January, 2026
    News in-depthBitcoin
    Strategy diehards keep faith in company that ‘the market doesn’t understand’

    Bitcoin hoarder’s business model has come into question but retail traders still view founder as ‘visionary leader’

    Michael Saylor stands on stage speaking at the "Bitcoin Treasuries Unconference," with seated attendees and event branding behind him
  • Sunday, 11 January, 2026
    EU economy
    Digital euro ‘only defence’ against deepening US control of money, economists warn

    Academics including France’s Thomas Piketty press MEPs to resist ‘shortsighted’ lobbying against project

    The euro symbol and yellow stars are illuminated on the European Central Bank’s main building to celebrate Bulgaria adopting the euro.
  • Friday, 9 January, 2026
    Americas finance
    Argentina repays US financial lifeline as Milei emerges from market crisis

    Buenos Aires hands back $2.5bn it drew under swap line ahead of pivotal election in October

    Javier Milei gestures with raised hands and smiles while speaking at a microphone in front of a blue background
  • Friday, 9 January, 2026
    Venezuela
    Venezuelan currency plunges as economy choked by US blockade

    Bolívar has fallen nearly 20% on black market, after US capture of President Maduro

    A man walks past a mural of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with colorful stripes and the words ‘Conductor de Victorias’.
  • Thursday, 8 January, 2026
    Cryptocurrencies
    Interest-bearing CBDCs? Sort of(ish)

    China pivots its digital currency strategy

  • Thursday, 8 January, 2026
    LexStablecoins
    Stablecoins could shake up global payments — but not with technology

    Fintechs have touted stablecoins as a way to revolutionise international transfers

    Premium content
    The Wise logo displayed on a smartphone held in two hands against a blurred blue and orange background.
  • Thursday, 8 January, 2026
    Chinese economy
    Beijing urged to let renminbi strengthen

    Critics say currency is undervalued and being used to subsidise Chinese exports

    Rolled Chinese one-hundred yuan banknotes
  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    Cryptocurrencies
    Trump family’s World Liberty crypto venture applies for US banking licence

    World Liberty Financial seeks national bank trust charter to enable new entity to issue and custody its USD1 stablecoin

    Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Zach Witkoff, and Zak Folkman celebrate on stage at the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony.
  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    Argentina
    Argentina taps foreign banks for $3bn loan ahead of debt repayment

    One-year repo agreement will also help Javier Milei’s government build vital dollar reserves

    People walk past and enter the Central Bank of Argentina building, which features tall columns and ornate iron gates.
  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    Cryptocurrencies
    Reader callout: Have you tried to put crypto in your Isa?

    Tell us your views on the UK government’s decision to allow investors to hold digital ETNs in their savings accounts

    A novelty Bitcoin token placed on a British ten-pound note showing a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    Markets InsightIsabelle Mateos y Lago
    The digital euro that Europe urgently needs

    A tokenised version of the EU’s currency for wholesale use would bring big benefits

    A large yellow euro symbol statue stands inside the European Central Bank headquarters, with windows in the background.
  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    News in-depthBlockchain
    Lloyds leads charge in using blockchain to disrupt UK banking

    ‘Deposit tokenisation’ could overhaul how customers use their accounts, says chief Charlie Nunn

    Rows of houses in south London are seen through tree branches, with high-rise buildings at Nine Elms in the background.
  • Monday, 5 January, 2026
    News in-depthDigital currencies
    ‘Down to the wire’: ECB’s digital euro project faces decisive vote in 2026

    Central bank aims to introduce the tokens in 2029 but parties in the European parliament are divided

    An illustration showing a hand holding a mobile phone over euro banknotes with EU stars and euro symbols in the background.
  • Sunday, 4 January, 2026
    PwC
    PwC ‘leans in’ to crypto as Trump and lawmakers embrace sector

    Big Four firm has made strategic pivot towards digital assets, says US boss

    Paul Griggs gestures while speaking during an event, seated in front of a backdrop with branding.
  • Saturday, 3 January, 2026
    The Weekend Essay
    How the bubble bursts

    AI-fuelled market euphoria is a new telling of an old story that will not play out differently this time, writes John Plender — but it may have some way still to go

    A graphic-style illustration of a floating bubble filled with question marks and dollar signs against a backdrop of bar chart where each bar is filled with digital ones and zeroes and bitcoin symbols.
  • Thursday, 1 January, 2026
    Iran
    Iran offers to sell advanced weapons systems for crypto

    Overture from Ministry of Defence Export Center comes as heavily sanctioned states turn to digital assets

    Armoured vehicle shown on website for Iran’s Ministry of Defence Export Center
  • Thursday, 1 January, 2026
    Euro
    Bulgaria joins Eurozone despite pro-Russian disinformation

    Euro adoption vilified by Moscow-leaning politicians and social media campaigns

    People stand in line at a currency exchange displaying rates in Sofia, Bulgaria, ahead of the euro’s adoption.
  • Thursday, 1 January, 2026
    Cryptocurrencies
    Crackdown on crypto tax evasion comes into force

    UK among a first wave of countries to collect digital currency transaction records and share information

    People walk past the window of a cryptocurrency exchange shop, where a woman works behind the counter in Warsaw, Poland.
  • Wednesday, 31 December, 2025
    Trump Media & Technology Group
    Trump media group plans new token with Crypto.com

    TMTG shares jump on news company will hand shareholders a new cryptocurrency with unnamed perks

    A screen shows a 45.15% increase in Truth Social and Trump Media & Technology Group shares, with DJT stock at $72.50.
  • Wednesday, 31 December, 2025
    Foreign exchange
    Syria removes Assad family from banknotes in currency relaunch

    Central bank will cut two zeros from Syrian pound and replace images of ousted dictator with olives, roses and mulberries

    Hands holding several banknotes, including a 2,000 Syrian pound note featuring Bashar al-Assad.
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  5. Lawfare comes for the dollar with attack on the Fed

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