Currency

First issued by the U.S. government in the 1800s, the holder of a certificate could redeem it for a certain amount of silver.

Oil has been priced in dollars and sold on a global market for decades. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United States effectively stopped the use of the dollar in Russian oil sales and partitioned the oil market.

Kremlin-installed officials said in May that the region would transition to the Russian ruble over a period of four to five months.

Investors jumped to U.S. markets after the pound slumped, with analysts anticipating the pound could plunge further to parity with the dollar in coming months

The move in the currency markets is due to concerns that Russia could cut off gas supplies to Europe amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

With the biggest Western economies reeling from high inflation, is the strong Russian ruble a sign of the country's economic resilience?

Police in Germany say they busted scammers suspected of selling fake Canadian "Maple Leaf" gold coins with the face of Queen Elizabeth II on them.

The ruble's changing exchange rate may be the cause of the shrinking paychecks for Russian soldiers.

Once the ram has served its time, it will be given to the victim's family along with five cows.

The IMF reported last week that the dollar has declined as a reserve currency in the last two decades.

Some are experiencing difficulty meeting household expenses due to the increase in prices, according to a report.

The United States Mint series will feature prominent women from U.S. history on the coin over the next four years.

The coin depicting the celebrated poet is the first in a series honoring famous American women that will run through 2025.

Disease control measures are now starting to hit the Chinese economy hard.

As Turkey faces an economic crisis, foreign tourists have been taking advantage of the lower prices, flooding into markets in the country for holiday shopping.

The woman discovered a 10 peso note that was issued by the Japanese government during World War II.

The largest notes to have been in circulation are the $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 dollar bills, although all are becoming increasingly rare.

Shiba Inu overtook Dogecoin in terms of total value on Thursday morning after hitting an all-time high.

The lack of goods such as medications and essential supplies have accelerated the spread of diseases such as typhoid fever.

"Price increases stemming from ongoing supply chain bottlenecks amid strong demand will keep the rate of inflation elevated," economist Kathy Bostjanicic said.

Venezuela removed zeros from the end of its currency for a third time as the country struggles against hyperinflation making its currency nearly worthless.

Netflix's gripping new K-drama "Squid Game" sees 456 contestants fight for a cash prize of 45.6 billion won. Here's how much that equates to in U.S. dollars.

The online payment platform said it would start rolling out the new service to U.K. customers this week.

Good crypto regulation should reflect U.S. values, including privacy, security, freedom and sovereignty.

"Our currency tells the story of our nation, and it is long past due for Ms. Tubman's part of that story to be told," a bipartisan duo of U.S. Senators wrote in a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

The real story of digitalization of the yuan is not what it will do to further currency internationalization but what it says about a rapacious party-state demanding complete control internally.

This was despite warnings from big players facing "real concerns" about its longevity as the world's reserve currency.

British-Jamaican war nurse Mary Seacole and Noor Inayat Khan, a British spy in World War II and others are being considered.

"Facebook has demonstrated through scandal after scandal that it doesn't deserve our trust... We'd be crazy to give them a chance to experiment with people's bank accounts," Sherrod Brown said.

"Secretary Mnuchin has allowed Trump's racism and misogyny to prevent him from carrying out the will of the people," she said.