In an exclusive interview with World Finance’s Alex Katsomitros, the Harvard University academic explains how the era of unchallenged dollar dominance is fading in a multipolar world

The Trump administration is staking everything on stablecoins to sustain dollar dominance and demand for Treasurys, but dangers loom ahead

The old continent’s digital banks are setting their collective sights across the pond at the US market – but they must overcome considerable regulatory obstacles and cultural differences in order to thrive

As global rivalries deepen, digital currencies are becoming powerful geopolitical tools. Economist Brunello Rosa warns that central bank digital currencies may shape the next Cold War, unless the West catches up

President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ has triggered a wave of protectionism that may prove difficult to reverse

Southeast Asia’s rapid economic growth hides a shadowy web. Discover more about the hidden dynamics of wealth accumulation, corruption and China’s rising influence

Regulators are cracking down on big tech, with antitrust law as their main weapon. Can they boost competition without killing off innovation?

The introduction of stricter capital requirements for US banks has provoked a backlash that could go on to shape banking regulation across the whole globe

Index funds and private equity have outgrown their purpose and undermine the legitimacy of American capitalism, argues a Harvard academic and former SEC executive

Regulators around the world are grappling with a rapidly evolving technology with major economic and geopolitical repercussions

Can pension funds cope with a perfect storm of demographic changes and market volatility through riskier investments?

Anna Sergi, a leading authority on the Italian mafia, discusses how the Calabrian ‘ndrangheta became one of the world’s wealthiest criminal organisations by exploiting loopholes in the financial system

The science of economics is going through a difficult time, with its credibility and methodologies being questioned by the public, politicians and even economists themselves

South America’s two biggest economies, Brazil and Argentina, are planning to create a joint currency called ‘Sur.’ But can it work?

Is the global economy heading for an era of protectionism under the guise of environmental policy?