The euro shows both the promises and pitfalls of unified currency systems. Economic sovereignty remains a key barrier to ...

The acronym, which was originally BRIC, was coined in 2001 by Goldman Sachs analyst Jim O'Neill, who wrote a paper on emerging economies. O'Neill said Brazil, Russia, India and China – the countries ...

The overvalued dollar has benefits for Americans, but also costs. A true global currency might be the answer. America's international arrangements are too expensive for the country to sustain. These ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economic policy for the 21st century. At a G8 world currency meeting in 2009, Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev ...

Talk about privilege. The dollar is not just the currency of the United States; it is what's called the world's "reserve currency," where people and institutions park their money. But there's concern ...

Bitcoin's potential to replace the U.S. dollar as the world's central currency is gaining traction among financial experts. Roundtable anchor Rob Nelson and Sasha Mitchell, Head of Operations at BeL2, ...