Many countries have strategic reserves in case of shortages or as a way to keep prices stable. The U.S. has its strategic oil reserves. China has tens of thousands of tons of frozen, raw pork. The ...

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The decision represents a significant shift in U.S. crypto policy, indicating that the decentralized digital currency has shed its past political stigma and, according to Thursday's directive, will ...

The US dollar is the world’s reserve currency with no obvious successors, but the recent market volatility has revived questions about the role of the greenback for the global economy going forward.

Foreign currency reserves are assets mostly denominated in foreign currency and held by the Central Bank of a nation. These are important to maintain the financial stability of a nation as well as to ...

LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar's share of global currency reserves reported to the International Monetary Fund edged lower to 56.92% in the third quarter of 2025, while the share of ...