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China is quietly laying the financial plumbing to weaken the dollar's dominance by expanding the interest-bearing e-CNY at home and pushing blockchain-based cross-border payment systems abroad. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/29/world/king-dollar-asian-mutiny/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #forex #currencies #dollar #yuan #ecny #mbridge #china #us #tariffs #sanctions #treasuries

China tests new payment rails in challenge to 'King Dollar'

With little fanfare, China's e-CNY, the official digital currency, has gone from being interest-free cash to a yield-bearing product of commercial banks.

The Japan Times

Business | The Guardian US 1d ago

Brent crude rises after Trump says he wants to ‘take the oil’ in Iran and Yemeni Houthis launch second attack on Israel – business live https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/mar/30/brent-crude-rises-trump-oil-iran-war-starmer-business-leaders-emergency-measures-rachel-reeves-g7-business-latest-news-updates #Business #StockMarkets #Currencies #Commodities

Brent crude rises after Trump says he wants to ‘take the oil’ in Iran and Yemeni Houthis launch second attack on Israel – as it happened

Brent crude on track for record monthly increase; aluminium prices hit four-year highs after Iranian attacks on Middle East smelters

the Guardian

The Japan Times 1d ago

Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average sank 5% minutes after opening Monday to a 2026 low as the conflict in the Middle East continues and Brent crude trades above $115 per barrel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/30/markets/tse-stocks-fall-yen-oil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tse #nikkei #topix #oil #energy #iran #stocks #yen #currencies

Stocks fall 5% after yen breaks ¥160 to the dollar over the weekend

Brent crude is up and trading above $115 per barrel on supply concerns.

The Japan Times

US news | The Guardian 4d ago

Trump signature to appear on US bills in first for sitting president https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/trump-signature-us-bills-currency #DonaldTrump #Currencies #UsNews #Business #WorldNews

Trump signature to appear on US currency in first for sitting president

Treasurer’s signature to be removed for first time since 1861 in change made to mark US’s 250th anniversary

The Guardian

Top 5 News This Week: Roblox, the Peso, Pearl Harbor, and Spanish colonization

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/video/top-5-news-this-week/march-21-2026/

The Japan Times Mar 13

Th yen is testing ¥160 to the dollar and nearing levels not seen in 39 years, approaching a red line that could trigger intervention. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/13/markets/yen-weakens-us-dollar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #currencies #japaneseeconomy

Yen tests ¥160 to the dollar and nears levels not seen in 39 years

Japan’s currency is approaching a key red line that could trigger intervention.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Mar 3

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she has no involvement with the cryptocurrency “sanae token,” in a post on X, and she warned the public about possible misinformation regarding it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/03/japan/politics/takaichi-sanae-token/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #currencies #sanaetakaichi

Takaichi clarifies she is not affiliated with ‘sanae token’ cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency is a meme coin that NoBorder — a YouTube channel featuring political content run by Japanese entrepreneur Yuji Mizoguchi — announced last month.

The Japan Times