Nearly 165 years ago on Feb. 25, 1862, Congress passed the Legal Tender Act, creating the nation’s first form of paper currency.

February 25, 1862. Congress passed the Legal Tender Act, creating the greenback. This was the United States first paper ...

Economist and adviser Marla Dukharan has flagged as “a major vulnerability” the fact that a number of Caribbean countries’ ...

This narrative is plausible, logical and ostensibly supported by data. But it is false. The dollar remains secure on its pedestal. The reason, though, is less the power of U.S. exceptionalism and more ...

The yen's spikes occurred on three ⁠occasions in January, with the sharpest moves following reports of an unusual rate check by the New York Federal Reserve, when the yen slid near the psychologically ...

The US dollar is mostly slightly firmer against the most of the G10 currencies but largely confined to its recent ranges. The ...

From printing costs to projected lifespans, fresh Federal Reserve figures offer insight into the true economics behind America’s paper currency.

While the Georgia Capitol is famous for its gold-adorned dome, talk of gold inside the building is taking center stage this ...

Learn about how British mercantilism fueled economic imbalance, slavery, and revolution in the American colonies, leading to the rise of free trade and the end of mercantilism.

Naira strengthens to 1,348 per dollar, boosting assets Lagos market gains 25,000 billion naira in two months Dangote, Rabiu fortunes surge as currency and stocks rise The naira has strengthened since ...

With the penny being ushered out of circulation early in the 21st century, theologians, historians, archaeologists and numismatists continue to glean insights from coins of the first century, when ...

The history of the Saudi riyal is deeply intertwined with the evolution of the Saudi state, evolving from its early days as a fluctuating medium of exchange to its modern, regulated form through ...