USA What was the Mayflower and why is it celebrated 400 years on? The pilgrims built a new life in Plymouth, Massachusets, in 1620. The area's original inhabitants paid a heavy price. 15/09/2020
world news Republicans due to kick off Donald Trump re-election bid The Republican Party convention kick-off will look a lot different this year. 24/08/2020
Business Trump dismissed trade war concerns US stocks opened higher on Tuesday as China stepped in to stabilise the yuan, a day after Wall Street's main indexes racked up their steepest one-day percentage fall of the year. 06/08/2019
real economy Challenging the dollar: how using the euro is good for EU businesses Europeans identify the euro as one of the main symbols of the EU, but for many European businesses the dollar remains the main currency of choice. 20/02/2019
Russia Could Russia's plan to shun the dollar boost its economy? The government is preparing a bill to ‘de-dollarize’ the Russian economy in response to incoming US sanctions. Drawn-up using ideas from VTB bank head Andrei Kostin, the bill could be approved by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in just two weeks. 04/10/2018
United Kingdom British pound hits post-Brexit referendum high The pound sterling has reached its highest level compared to the dollar since the June 2016 vote 17/04/2018
Business Bitcoin booms to over 5000 dollars Despite fears of a bubble crypto-currency Bitcoin has broken through the 5000 dollar mark 12/10/2017
Business Euro rises above $1.20 for first time in over two years Maybe it's time to schedule that shopping trip to New York: the single currency has hit its strongest level against the dollar in over two years. 29/08/2017
Business Trump's tax reform plan promised, but details could be elusive President Trump says he wants to unveil a tax reform plan as early as Wednesday but there's speculation it will just be tax cuts without details. 25/04/2017
Business Bitcoin value tops gold for first time ever The price of a single bitcoin has gone higher than one ounce of gold for the first time ever. 03/03/2017
Iran Why Iran's rial hit an all-time-low against the US dollar Iran’s currency, the rial, has hit an all-time record low against the U. 28/12/2016
Iran Iran considers currency change The Rhouhani government approved on Wednesday a call by central bank to replace the rial with the more colloquially and historically known toman 08/12/2016
Business Dollar muscles ahead, strongest since 2003 against basket of currencies The US dollar has been boosted by Donald Trump's election victory and spending plans, and political and economic worries in Europe, Britain and Japan. 18/11/2016
Business Roller coaster ride as markets react to shock US election result European shares were down early on Wednesday in the wake of the shock election result in the US but then rallied 09/11/2016
Business Strong US job gains further fuel rate rise expectations US job growth increased solidly in November – another sign that the economy is holding up – and for many another reason for the Federal Reserve to 04/12/2015
Business 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
Business The currency war intensifies after China devalues the yuan One week after the People’s Bank of China devalued the yuan Business Middle East focuses on reactions to the central bank’s latest action which was 18/08/2015
Business Golden shot: China shocks the commodities market with reserves revelation Gold appears to be losing its lustre after shedding 4% of its value in a turbulent week. Morgan Stanley indicated a worst-case scenario of a drop to 28/07/2015
Business China's markets bounce back after dip In this edition of Business Middle East we look at the impact of turbulence in the Chinese markets and moves to strengthen dollar resources in Egypt 13/07/2015
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe exchanges 250,000,000,000,000 local dollars for US$1 If you suffer from Arithmophobia (fear of numbers) you might want to stop reading now. The Zimbabwean central bank is offering to convert 12/06/2015
