The Zimbabwe dollar was comprised of 100 cents and was often presented with the symbol $ or Z$ to distinguish it from other currencies denominated in dollars.1 The turbulent history of the Zimbabwe currency is aligned with the nation's deeply troubled economy. Once a major agricultural center o...
"You don't even give this poor girl coffee, you disgrazia." She took Kay by the hand, the old woman's hand surprisingly warm and alive, and led her into the kitchen. "
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Even after the introduction of the dollar, John Quincy Adamscommented in the 1820sthat Spanish pieces of eight were prevalent while the country's "own lawfully established dime... remain[s], to the great masses of the people, among the hidden mysterys of political econ...
Was the 2020 Wuhan Coronavirus (COVID-19) an engineered biological attack on China by America for geopolitical advantage? First… I wrote this piece during the 2020 Chinese New Year when China went DEFCON ONE. At that time, all of us inside of China were stu...
The Nixon administration ended the nation's on and off again affair with the gold standard, making the Fed that much more important in controlling the value of the U.S. dollar. The big question for the Fed was whether the nation was better off with inflation or unemployment.10 By ...
“They began to diversify their reserves away from the dollar and into an asset no one could freeze — and that is gold.” This chart shows a resurgence in central bank buying in September and October after a reduced interest in the first two quarters of 2024. (Source: World Gold Council...
and they loved us," Nash recalled. "And at the end of that [the entertainment manager] took this incredibly large roll of £1 notes, £5 notes, £10 notes out of his pocket, and he gave us each 10 shillings. We just sang, we had a great time singing – and we got paid ...
A Monetary System is defined as a set of policies, frameworks, and institutions by which the government creates money in an economy. Such institutions include themint, the central bank, treasury, and other financial institutions. ... For example, the US Dollar is fiat money. ...
philosophical questions. But the power of facts is now waning, not because we don’t have enough of them but because we have so many. What is replacing the old hegemony of facts is not a better and more authoritative form of knowledge but a digital deluge that leaves us once again ...