The success of the Libra -- and potentially the entire cryptocurrency market -- will hinge on its creator's ability to convince regulators that it's more trustworthy than Facebook and more stable than Bitcoin.
Decades of deferred action on needed reforms have left the Islamic republic susceptible to financial crisis – and U.S. sanctions are bearing down.
The EU has outlined the most stringent standards yet to combat money laundering and the funding of extremism, and the U.S. is none too happy.
The world's top three economies are showing signs of declining growth. While the risk of a crisis is low, the consequences of even a slight slowdown would reverberate globally.
Greece has survived the worst of its economic tempest, but it will have to face more than a few storms in 2019.
The Trump administration has broadened the scope of economic sanctions like no other U.S. administration in history, and the rest of the world can do little about it -- for now.
By Matthew Bey
U.S. President Donald Trump's no-holds-barred approach to trade and sanctions has persuaded European leaders to redouble their efforts to stake out autonomy for the Continent.
Central banks the world over are taking a long, hard look at the exploding cryptocurrency market with an eye to rolling out new types of digital money that would have far-reaching ramifications.
Washington is rolling out tax measures that come just in time to help the United States benefit from changes in the global economy.
By creating its own virtual money, the small country hopes to reduce its economy's reliance on the dollar.
