The U.S. dollar currently serves as a kind of unofficial world currency — it’s used in about 88 percent of international transactions. Even countries that don’t particularly like American policies ...

The answer is no, but the reason has little to do with the tariffs.

Economists told Newsweek that the decline is due to a confluence of factors, and a broad downgrade in America's economic ...

About 5-6% of world currency reserves are held in Yen. Japan has recovered mightily from World War II to become one of the largest and strongest economies in the world.

Expectations are high for the dollar to lose its leading reserve currency status in the next five to 15 years. For decades, the U.S. dollar has enjoyed a unique status as the world's dominant ...

A global currency could provide some benefits such as eliminating currency risk, but drawbacks would include the loss of using monetary policy to influence an economy. Learn more.

A unified global currency could transform trade but faces complex economic and political hurdles.

Let’s examine what a world with one currency might look like. Trade without barriers International trade currently involves a complex dance of currency exchanges, each with its own costs and risks.