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How Iran’s economic collapse is tightening the regime’s options - analysis

Iran’s central bank began distributing a 5,000,000-rial “Iran-cheque” on Sunday, describing it as a step to “facilitate the circulation of cash” and speed up everyday transactions.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026|ByALEX WINSTON

IRANIAN BANKNOTES are displayed next to a US dollar bill in Neyshabur, Iran on December 30, 2025. The Iranian rial has continued to weaken against the US dollar amid high inflation, currency volatility and ongoing economic pressures linked to sanctions and domestic challenges.

KEVIN WARSH, Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, US, May 8, 2017.

Ronald Lauder’s son-in-law Kevin Warsh emerges as the next Fed chair

World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder, a major pro-Israel philanthropist with deep ties in Jerusalem, is suddenly one family step away from the world’s most powerful central bank.

JANUARY 30, 2026|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iranian Rial banknotes over a backdrop of the Iranian flag; illustration.

Iranian rial reaches record low value, trading at over 1.5m IRR per USD

The Iranian rial fell to a record low of about 1.52 million per dollar on the unofficial market, deepening economic turmoil as nationwide protests continue and confidence in the regime weakens.

JANUARY 27, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

A person holds a Venezuelan flag as Venezuelans living in Costa Rica demonstrate for a democratic transition, after the US launched strikes on Venezuela, capturing its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in San Jose, Costa Rica January 4, 2026

Venezuelan oil exports show signs of movement as bonds jump after Maduro arrest

Sanctioned oil tankers have quietly left Venezuela despite a us embargo, as markets rally on hopes of a post-Maduro transition.

JANUARY 5, 2026|ByREUTERS

Gold’s Growing Role in Trump 2.0

Trump 2.0 may shift the U.S. to manufacturing, weaken the dollar, embrace protectionism, and rely on gold as trust in bonds erodes, reshaping global trade and economic priorities.

NOVEMBER 27, 2024ByVINCE LANCI

Gold prices slump in early Monday trading while bitcoin surges

Strategist says gold’s weakened performance could be traders participating in ‘crypto frenzy’ since Trump’s election

NOVEMBER 11, 2024ByTIM ZYLA

Gold prices slump in early Monday trading while bitcoin surges

U.S. Dollar Decline May Be One Reason for the Recent Gold Surge

Economists are seeing a new U.S. dollar decline factor that could account for gold's recent surge – and they don’t see it stopping soon.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024ByAUGUSTA PRECIOUS METALS

U.S. dollar decline may now be one of the most important factors buoying up gold (including gold IRAs)

Gold’s significant drop due to dollar strength

Overseas gold prices show smaller losses after Donald Trump wins U.S. presidency

NOVEMBER 6, 2024ByTIM ZYLA

Gold’s significant drop due to dollar strength

Has the BRICS alliance hurt the dollar? Doesn’t seem so

The BRICS alliance has been increasingly releasing anti-U.S. dollar rhetoric that appears to be a coordinated effort by the economic block to dethrone the dollar as the world’s reserve.

NOVEMBER 1, 2024ByTIM ZYLA

Gold continues its dollar-defying run

Another day, another all-time high for the yellow metal; price surpasses $2,760 in Tuesday trading.

OCTOBER 29, 2024ByTIM ZYLA

At BRICS summit, Russia to push to end dollar dominance

President Vladimir Putin is keen to build up BRICS - which has expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates as well as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

OCTOBER 16, 2024ByREUTERS