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Policy

Could a Digital Dollar Compete on Privacy? Fed Chairman Powell Hints It Might

Fed Chairman Powell has given financial privacy advocates a glimmer of hope – and hinted at how the U.S. might competitively position a digitized dollar.

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Markets

6 Central Banks Form Digital Currency Use Case Working Group

The working group will pool research into CBDCs.

Bank for International Settlements. Basel, Switzerland.

Markets

ANALYSIS: The Global Game of Coins Heats Up

A new paper from the PBoC says the “top-level” design of its digital currency is complete while AMLD5 in Europe is causing crypto companies to flee.

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Policy

Digital Currencies Won't Replace US Dollar Anytime Soon: IMF Chief Economist

Digital currencies do not yet meet the criteria to become a viable alternative to the greenback, according to the IMF's Gita Gopinath.

Gita Gopinath, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

MARKETS DAILY: Central Bank Digital Currencies and US Dollar Dominance in 2020

With 2019 vanishing in the rear view mirror, Markets Daily is back for an insightful look into the trends that are already shaping this new decade.

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Markets

In Race for 2030 Currency Supremacy, the Dollar Is Its Own Worst Enemy

As the roaring '20s begin, the U.S. dollar looks as strong as ever. But signs of decline are on the horizon.

"The Funding Bill" by Eastman Johnson, 1881, via the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Policy

The Bahamas Launches Digital Currency Pilot

A new “digital fiat currency” for the Bahamas could turn the island nation in to a crypto testbed.

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Policy

A Decade of Quantitative Easing Has Paved the Way for the Age of Digital Currency

Ten years of central bank quantitative easing have fostered big distortions in the global financial system, setting it up for a major architectural shift.

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Policy

'New Risks': Swiss Government Skeptical on Central Bank Digital Currency

A digital Swiss franc would do more harm than good and bring financial risks, according to the nation's government.

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Markets

Volcker Might Have Said Yes to a Digital Dollar - If He Knew What It Was

What would the late former Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker have thought about digital currencies issued by central banks?

Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker (center) with successors Alan Greenspan (left) and Ben Bernanke. (Credit: Federal Reserve)