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China

No panic over yuan fluctuation

by Asia Times staff January 16, 2019February 18, 2020

Lebanese pound notes (10,000 denomination) are seen in a machine at Lebanon's central bank, BdL, in Beirut on November 24, 2008. Photo: Ramzi Haidar / AFP

Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

In Lebanon, faith in national currency is slipping

by Nasser Elamine December 12, 2018February 18, 2020

A stablecoins underlying asset would normally be deposited with a trusted bank and if investors are confident they can redeem these coins in exchange for the said currency, and that the issuer has sufficient reserves for all coins in circulation, the price of the stablecoin shouldn’t fall below the underlying asset value. Photo: iStock

Uncategorized

Are stablecoins really the safe successor to Bitcoin?

by Greig Paul December 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Money dealers count Pakistani rupees and US dollars at an exchange in Islamabad. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi

AT Finance, China, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan rupee plunges after govt cuts support amid bailout talk

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid December 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Asia and Europe Map: iStock

China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Middle East, Central Asia economies fail to impress

by Gary Kleiman November 21, 2018November 21, 2018

Myanmar's business community is frustrated at the inaction of State Counsellor and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi's government. Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, European Union, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, World

Myanmar’s economy in danger of standing still

by Peter Janssen October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

A collection of international currencies. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mexico, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Treasury currency report retracts investor relief

by Gary Kleiman October 20, 2018October 20, 2018

Photo: iStock / Getty

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, World

China’s central bank chief takes aim at US Treasury

by William Holland October 15, 2018October 15, 2018

Photo: NurPhoto via AFP

European Union, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Syrians in Turkey feel the sting of dire currency crisis

by Ahmad Zaza September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech to the Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen in Ankara on September 13, 2018. Kayhan Ozer / Anadolu

Middle East, Turkey

Turkish Central Bank hikes interest rate to 24%

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Pedestrians pass by a foreign exchange office in Istanbul on 9 August as the Turkish lira continues to lose value against major international currencies and inflation skyrockets. Photo: Diego Cupolo/NurPhoto

European Union, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkey’s economy heads blindly towards stagflation

by Özlem Albayrak September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Cashed in: yuan coins are placed over the eyes of Franclin on a 100 dollar banknote. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Shanghai, World

Trump’s misguided policies will displace the dollar

by Jeffrey D. Sachs September 4, 2018September 4, 2018

City Plaza on Geylang Road in Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, Singapore

Long queues to send money as Indonesian rupiah tumbles

by Asia Times staff September 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

India renewed run tramples investor landscape

by Gary Kleiman August 22, 2018

The Gongbei Port is an immigration and customs checkpoint in Zhuhai, China, on its border with Macau. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, China, Macau, Middle East, Vietnam

Crackdown on currency smugglers in Macau pays off

by Asia Times staff July 25, 2018February 18, 2020

The Taiwan dollar is facing downward pressure from global risk aversion fuelled by the US-China trade row. Photo: iStock

Taiwan dollar and yuan fall

by Asia Times staff June 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's central bank is trying to protect the ringgit. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, South Asia

Demonetization of the ringgit may be a plausible option

by Sunil Kukreja May 29, 2018

Illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

Beijing’s ‘Bretton Woods’ remains a crude gambit

by William Holland May 18, 2018

Xi’s calculus on the yuan may depend on what Tokyo does with the yen. Photo illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, World

Devaluation of yuan still a threat despite Xi’s promises

by William Pesek April 12, 2018February 18, 2020

3d illustration currency sign yuan on abstract futuristic network technology background. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, World

The key to strengthening China’s currency

by Tom Velk February 28, 2018

Rai stone currency on the island of Yap, Micronesia. Photo: iStock

World

From stones to bitcoins: society’s monetary yardsticks

by Reuven Brenner November 7, 2017November 7, 2017

Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in Hong Kong on November 1, 2017. Photo: Asia Times / Lin Wanxia

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, World

Indonesian finance minister eyes further use of yuan

by Lin Wanxia November 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock / Getty

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Singapore

PBOC predicted to bolster yuan around Trump visit

by Winni Zhou and John Ruwitch November 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: Flickr Commons

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Iran currency run unravels stability

by Gary Kleiman October 15, 2017October 15, 2017

Chinese capital flight is a concern of some investors, but the current situation could also be seen as an opportunity. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee/File Photo

China

SAFE deputy head backs single value for the yuan

by Asia Times staff September 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

Analysts think yuan to dollar exchange remains ‘flexible’

by Asia Times staff September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

China, Hong Kong

Hedge funds ponder next move as yuan rises against US dollar

by Asia Times staff September 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters

China, European Union, Hong Kong, Shanghai, World

Yuan extends blistering 2017 rally after breaching key level

by Reuters September 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kenzaburo Fukuhara

China, Egypt, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

BRICS for gold: a dollar-smashing monetary revolution

by Adam Garrie September 7, 2017

Photo: iStock / Getty

China

Firms ring up US$15 million-plus each in exchange losses

by Asia Times staff August 29, 2017February 18, 2020

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