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 ...

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 ...