For the week ended November 1, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, decreased by USD 3.902 billion to USD 589.849 billion, the data released on Friday showed. Gold reserves ...

countries like the US abided by an international monetary system named the “gold standard.” This meant that each unit of a given currency was defined by a specific weight of gold. The US dollar became ...

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At the time of writing the GBP/USD was trading at around $1.2960, virtually unchanged from Friday’s opening levels. The Pound (GBP) started the week on an even keel as markets continued to ...