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The dollar isn’t the problem. The systems businesses rely on are - opinion

Global businesses face structural currency volatility; systems built for stability now struggle to keep pace with real-time geopolitical shocks.

|ByBENJAMIN AVRAHAM
An American $100 dollar bill.
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.

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.

|ByALEX WINSTON
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.

|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.

|ByJAMES GENN

Shekel strengthens, dollar weakens, and trade industry braves the storm

The shekel is now 11% stronger than it was at this time last year, with one dollar trading for 3.4 shekels, according to the Bank of Israel rate on Monday.

JANUARY 15, 2018ByMAX SCHINDLER
Dollar and shekel, side by side

Living on dollars in Israel

Many transactions require pricey international wire fees, making transferring and converting amounts under $10,000 financially inefficient.

NOVEMBER 16, 2017ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
Quick and easy transfers: Joseph Sokol (left) and Meir Leff.

Analysis: The Petrodollar system holds a stable Middle East

The new US administration has shown its support for Saudi Arabia with this year’s weapons deal is a last ditch attempt to keep the Petrodollar alive.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017ByBOB MASON/FXEMPIRE
The Dollar and Yuan compete for influence.