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Could Italy dump the euro for the "mini-BOT"?

by Stephen Beard
Jun 17, 2019
Could a proposed Italian government bond turn into a parallel currency ... and replace the euro?
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini delivers a speech during a rally of European nationalists ahead of European elections on May 18 in Milan.
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Dollar could slide in 2019

by Tracey Samuelson
Jan 2, 2019
The U.S. dollar had a pretty hot year in 2018: The Wall Street Journal’s Dollar Index put it up 4.3 percent last year against a basket of 16 other currencies. But up in 2018 may mean down in 2019, as…
A close up shot shows a one US dollar bill placed on a table in Tehran on April 10, 2018. 
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The euro is a mixed blessing for Greece

by Stephen Beard
Aug 17, 2018
As the country prepares to exit years of IMF-EU bailouts, views differ on the European Union's common currency.
The Greek flag and the flag of the European Union fly above a government building in Athens, Greece.
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Eurozone growth recovers

by Stephen Beard
Feb 15, 2018
Remember the eurozone debt crisis? At its height — only a few years ago — the bloc of 19 nations using the euro as its single currency — looked as if it might implode. Debt-ridden economies like Greece, Portugal, Ireland and even…
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Emmanuel Macron may have won the French presidency, but challenges await him

by Stephen Beard
May 8, 2017
His victory may signify a rejection of Marine Le Pen, the far-right candidate, instead of support for him.
Emmanuel Macron addresses his supporters after winning the French presidential election.
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Feuds and fault-lines loom in UK-EU showdown over Brexit

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 29, 2017
Britain and the EU have very different ideas about how the next two years will unfold.
Britain's Ambassador to the EU Tim Barrow (R) walks away after handing European Council President Donald Tusk the British prime minister's formal notice of the U.K.'s intention to leave the EU under Article 50.
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7 commonly counterfeited currencies

by Jana Kasperkevic
Mar 28, 2017
It’s not all about the Benjamins.
Rows of dollar bills at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.
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Will France abandon the euro?

by Mark Garrison
Mar 9, 2017
The U.K. voted to leave the EU last June in a turbulent move. Will we see similar changes in France?
A view of euro banknotes.
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Does Germany manipulate the euro?

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Jan 31, 2017
That can be hard to pin down.
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Euro faces headwinds on 15th birthday

by Stephen Beard
Dec 30, 2016
Nineteen out of the 28 European Union nations use the currency.
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