Will the Middle East war end decisively, never end, or remain in the doldrums? Will the Russia-Ukraine war end decisively, never end, or remain in the doldrums? Will some major new war erupt somewhere in the world? Will AI make human jobs...
Bank of Korea has a new Governor. President Lee Jae-myung has nominated Shin Hyun-song, Director of the Monetary and Economic Department at the Bureau for International Settlements (BIS), as the next Governor. Shin, well known in...
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has started rolling out freshly designed ZiG banknotes. The new ‘Big Five’ series of currency notes feature improved durability, enhanced security and wildlife i magery. In Zimbabwe, despite economic reforms,...
Australians used cash more in 2025 than in 2022, according to data from the Reserve Bank of Australia. This is the first increase recorded since the central bank started tracking payments in 2007. The central bank said around 15% of payments...
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) has raised the idea of a currency swap line with the Federal Reserve and the US Treasury, which it wants to be a financial backstop in case the Iran war puts the country into further...
