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Devaluation in China continues

by Kai Ryssdal , Rob Schmitz and Sitara Nieves
Aug 13, 2015
China has set a lower value for its yuan currency for the third straight day.
Investors monitor screens showing stock market movements at a brokerage house in Shanghai on Thursday.
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How to fool around with your currency

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 11, 2015
Buying your own coinage is like leaving your own Yelp review.
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China’s devaluation of the yuan presents challenges

by Kai Ryssdal , Rob Schmitz and Mukta Mohan
Aug 11, 2015
Marketplace's Shanghai correspondent says the Chinese economy's failures are progress.
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Japan's trade negotiations may be troubled by currency

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 28, 2015
Some are claiming the Bank of Japan is manipulating currency.
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Why a rising dollar (sometimes) means cheaper oil

by Paddy Hirsch
Mar 31, 2015
Dollar up, oil down. Why on earth...?
An oil well in North Dakota.
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The rich history of money and why we can't master it

by David Gura
Mar 19, 2015
Author Kabir Sehgal explores the history and psychology of money in his new book
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Inside an alternative universe of currencies

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 15, 2015
Satirists Sam Weiner and Daniel Kibblesmith introduce us to the hippest money around.
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Why are there so few $2 bills?

by Tommy Andres
Jan 9, 2015
The saga of America's most misunderstood currency note.
A sheet of $2 bills.
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Lithuania rings in the new year with a new currency

by David Brancaccio
Jan 1, 2015
It's the 19th state to adopt the euro.
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It won't be easy for ISIS to create its own currency

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 14, 2014
Establishing a gold-and-silver system creates problems in a modern global economy.
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