Now playing Next Economy Pound slumps on Boris related 'Brexit' fears London's Mayor Boris Johnson promising to campaign for a 'Brexit' caused the British pound to slumped in value against the dollar, the euro and the yen on Monday. 22/02/2016
Now playing Next Economy The 500 euro note - could its days be numbered? Finance ministers are calling on the European Central Bank (ECB) to look at ways of tightening access to 500 euro notes, in a bid to cut terror 12/02/2016
Now playing Next Economy Holiday hangover hits rouble as speculators claw at Russia The Russian rouble tanked again on Monday as the week opened with the Russian currency under severe market pressure. A 10-day holiday period in 11/01/2016
Now playing Next Russia Russian ruble scrapes new low, no happier for 2016 The Russian ruble on the last currency trading day of the year has hit a new 2015 low against the US dollar, at one point falling to 73.20 to the 30/12/2015
Now playing Next Russia Russia enforces stricter currency exchange rules Russia has put into force measures to keep a closer eye on exchanges from rubles to foreign currency. The Russian Central Bank has decreed that 28/12/2015
Now playing Next Russia Russia issues banknote dedicated to Crimea Russia has issued a new banknote dedicated to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula it annexed last year. It is a move that is certain to anger Kyiv, which 23/12/2015
Now playing Next Economy Macri scaps currency controls and floats Argentine peso The new Conservative government in Argentina has wasted little time in making an economic break with the recent past by floating the peso and 17/12/2015
Now playing Next Business Series Fear spreads across markets ahead of Fed rate decision In this week’s Business Middle East we take a look at global markets’ performance ahead of the US interest rate decision. With the countdown underway 15/12/2015
Now playing Next Economy Sweden 'on way to becoming cashless society' Cash is falling out of favour in Sweden, according to a research study at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Many Swedes like people 14/12/2015
Now playing Next world news Police raid home of rumoured Bitcoin founder Australian police have raided the home and office of a man rumoured to be the creator of the virtual currency Bitcoin. Federal police searched Craig 09/12/2015
Now playing Next Economy Oil and currency gloom brings Christmas cheer... cheaper trees! Amid the dark talk of debt crises, the huge oil surplus, growth slowdowns and currency problems there is some light and seasonal cheer – at least in 07/12/2015
Now playing Next Economy IMF allows Chinese yuan to enter the jet set currency club The IMF has accepted the Chinese yuan into the club of elite currencies. IMF set to put yuan in reserve currency basket https://t.co/h7quutjx6y 30/11/2015
Now playing Next Economy China's yuan to join IMF currency basket - sources The Chinese yuan is set to be included in the IMF’s benchmark currency basket, according to reports. Sources say a draft report by International 26/10/2015
Now playing Next Business Series Egyptian pound devalues and death cross threatens the dollar The Egyptian pound has been devalued and the US dollar index continues to struggle. The Central Bank of Egypt is struggling due to a dollar shortage 20/10/2015
Now playing Next Economy Egypt devalues pound for third time this year Egypt’s Central Bank has devalued the pound for the third time this year. It came after the country’s foreign reserves tumbled and the currency fell 16/10/2015
Now playing Next Economy Bitcoin becomes official US commodity Bitcoin is to be classed as a commodity in the United States along with gold and oil, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It decision 18/09/2015
Now playing Next Business Series Impact of EU, US data on shaky global markets At last week’s interest rate announcement the European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s tone seemed unencouraging, his message hinting at 08/09/2015
Now playing Next Russia Kazakhstan's currency plunges after central bank abandons USD peg The Kazakh currency, the tenge, has lost a quarter of its value against the US dollar after abandoning a peg to the Greenback. The country’s national 20/08/2015
Now playing Next Business Series Currencies riding a bumpy road This week’s Business Middle East takes a look at global currency trading trends, and in business snapshot we look at the reactions to the new fuel 04/08/2015
Now playing Next Syria ISIL mints 'Islamic coin inspired by divine law' First claim the territory then spread the word via a slick PR operation, then launch a currency. That is exactly what The Islamic State of Iraq and 24/06/2015