Argentina, Lebanon, Turkey and numerous other countries are in the grips of serious inflation. This episode of What’s Ahead discusses a device, which when properly employed promptly ends debilitating ...

In his letter (“Currency Board for Africa Has Two Key Limitations,” Jan. 6) responding to my “Farewell to the CFA Franc” (op-ed, Dec. 31), George Ayittey asserts that leaders in the region would never ...

In his letter (Aug. 15) responding to my op-ed “Floating Currencies Compound Uncertainty” (Aug. 9), Prof. William Miles states that “currency boards would lead to more of the banking crises, debt ...

Instead of Taxing the Rich, Let Americans Invest Like Them Do EU Transfer Payments Fuel Corruption? Audio By Carbonatix In 1999, Milton Friedman, the world’s foremost monetary luminary, foretold the ...

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Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Venezuela’s currency, the bolivar, has tanked. Just take a look at the ugly chart below. Thanks to the collapse of the bolivar, Venezuela has earned the dreadful distinction of being the world’s only ...

Bulgaria's latest stabilization program, which included the introduction of a currency board, marked the end of a period of economic turmoil and near-hyperinflation. What accounts for its success?

More than 30 years after playing a key role in the creation of Hong Kong's dollar peg, John Greenwood reckons a currency board is still a good option for small, open economies. Greenwood, who is ...