Pennies are worth more dead than alive. That’s been true for a long time. Constant inflation, even at the low levels of the ...

The Green Party is issuing a cautionary statement regarding a proposal ostensibly to finance a just and sustainable transition. Three authors have proposed a financing scheme for a Green International ...

The modern monetary system, built on fiat money, has weak foundations similar to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, risking economic instability and collapse. Historical debasement practices, like those of ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. The European Monetary System (EMS) was ...

After decades of increasing global economic integration, the world is facing a growing risk of geoeconomic fragmentation, with potentially far-reaching implications for the global economy and the ...

Over history, the world has adopted the currency of the leading country for global payments. The USD is, arguably, the first global currency untethered from precious metals. Despite external ...

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The financial system risks undermining global trade if it fails to adapt to the economy's needs, with developing countries likely to suffer the most, the UN Trade and ...

“Sound money” is a term that often gets thrown around in economics discussions, but what does it really mean? In this article, we explore the concept of sound money, its historical context, its basic ...