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De-Dollarization Push: African Payment Provider Tests Platform to Facilitate Local Currency Trade

De-Dollarization Push: African Payment Provider Tests Platform to Facilitate Local Currency Trade

An African payment infrastructure provider is piloting the Africa Currency Marketplace, which seeks to enable countries to settle trades with local currencies. PAPSS Fees to Be Market-Driven The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), a payment infrastructure provider backed by 15 central banks, is reportedly piloting a currency platform to enable countries to settle trades […]

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‘Dollar Smile’ Theory Suggests Weaker Dollar Ahead, According to Stephen Jen

‘Dollar Smile’ Theory Suggests Weaker Dollar Ahead, According to Stephen Jen

Stephen Jen, CEO of Eurizon SLJ Capital, believes the U.S. dollar’s decline is just beginning. Concerns about the US economy and optimism about growth abroad have pushed the dollar to a three-month low, aligning with Jen’s long-held prediction of a weaker dollar. Jen’s “dollar smile” theory suggests the dollar gains during deep slumps or strong

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