Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A few years ago I wrote a piece, for Public Discourse, called “Montesquieu and the Monetary System.” It discussed our having fiat ...

2026 will likely be the year when we will start to see serious flaws, with the pure fiat global monetary system exposed. The root cause is the need for accommodating central bank policies in the face ...

The modern monetary system, built on fiat money, has weak foundations similar to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, risking economic instability and collapse. Historical debasement practices, like those of ...

THE European money crisis only dramatized what many experts have long regarded as an unassailable dictum: the free world’s monetary system is overdue for an overhaul. That system—the internationally ...

The rapid advent of digital money (DM) and assets raises questions about its implications for the functioning of the international monetary system (IMS). The low transaction costs of digital ...

Gold Rate Today: As gold prices continue to surge globally, billionaire investor Ray Dalio has offered a stark explanation for why the rally may be far more than a cyclical move. In a widely shared ...

Fiat money is a currency issued by a government that is backed by the authority and power of that government and its economy rather than a physical commodity. Historically, governments would mint ...

It would safeguard monetary stability, fend off private payment monopolies, and stand as a potent symbol of European unity The digital euro project has a simple motivation: to ensure that people in a ...

I helped the director of Finding the Money on an Australian tour in March 2024. I have no financial stake in the film, however. This article is part one of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series ...