Post-war climate change: As the world witnesses accelerated US decline, can India not get caught flat-footed?The West Asian war is set to accelerate America's decline and China's ascent. Europe may look up to the US no more. Nations will prioritise...
14 Apr, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
‘US sees the Middle East as one long war — fuelled by oil and water’Professor Toby C. Jones details America's long-term strategy in the Middle East. He highlights the critical link between oil wealth and wat...
26 Mar, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
Dollar whipped as markets wary of mounting risksThe dollar remained weak on Thursday amid policy uncertainty, though supportive comments from the White House and European officials offere...
29 Jan, 2026, 07.24 AM IST
Gold to end US dollar's hegemony, become primary central bank reserve asset: Peter SchiffPeter Schiff warns that gold could replace the US dollar as a global reserve asset, triggering a sharp fall in the greenback amid rising ge...
26 Dec, 2025, 02.14 PM IST
West, India handed over production to China: Rahul Gandhi in GermanyRahul Gandhi Germany tour: The Congress leader flagged Made in China goods selling in India, and said that New Delhi has "capability, cost ...
23 Dec, 2025, 08.05 AM IST
Gentlemen prefer bonds: Swings in dollar, govt bonds will sway discussion on reserve currency, US hegemonyThe bond market experienced a significant sell-off last week. This was triggered by concerns over tax cuts and tariff plans. These plans co...
13 Apr, 2025, 11.19 PM IST
Trump's BRICS tariff threat vows to defend US dollar hegemony, but is the greenback under threat?US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened retaliation against governments that challenge the US dollar, vowing "100 percent tariffs" o...
03 Dec, 2024, 12.21 PM IST
Trump's 100 per cent tariff threat on BRICS: Need to see if US law permits sanctions, says Ex-RBI GuvPresident-elect Donald Trump's warning about 100 per cent tariffs on BRICS countries moving away from the US dollar is critiqued by former ...
02 Dec, 2024, 01.09 PM IST
Reports of dollar's demise are greatly exaggerated, JPMorgan saysJPMorgan asserts that the U.S. dollar's dominance in the global financial system remains strong despite trends of diversification due to Ch...
04 Sep, 2024, 10.28 PM IST
BRICS common currency plans may remain a non-starter. Here's whyBecause of its outsized economic muscle, China would easily dominate BRICS, hence the common currency's fortunes. No matter the rhetoric ab...
18 Oct, 2023, 11.48 PM IST
ET Awards: India has quite efficiently managed its geopolitics: Uday Kotak"We have seen consolidation in telecom, airlines to some extant, steel and cement,” he said. “We need our banks to be able to finance large...
29 Apr, 2023, 02.22 PM IST
Yellen says sanctions may risk hegemony of US dollar"There is a risk when we use financial sanctions that are linked to the role of the dollar that over time it could undermine the hegemony o...
16 Apr, 2023, 10.53 PM IST
One year of the Russia-Ukraine War: The surprising winners and losersThe vacuum created by the stoppage of Russian supplies has still not been filled. Europe struggled to keep itself warm this winter as Russi...
24 Feb, 2023, 11.35 AM IST
UC-Berkeley's Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas to replace Gita Gopinath as IMF's chief economistThe Fund said Gourinchas, who joined UC-Berkeley in 2003 and held previous economic posts at Princeton University and Stanford University, ...
12 Jan, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
Betting against the dollar is more popular than ever, says BofAThe Bloomberg dollar index has continued to slide in August after last month notching a decline of more than 3.3%, its biggest drop since J...
16 Aug, 2020, 11.53 AM IST
- Is the dollar history?
Dollar's primacy will end only when world production shifts away from the US and other countries exhibits political stability. Where the ru...
09 May, 2009, 12.20 PM IST
Is the dollar history?Since about 1999, media pundits have been predicting the imminence of two things: breakdown of the US economy and the end of dollar hegemon...
08 May, 2009, 03.00 AM IST