CBI Counters Fears Over Dollar Supply

2026-09-19 Shafaq News- Baghdad   Iraq has enough foreign reserves to meet demand for dollars for imports, card payments and travelers at the official exchange rate, the country’s Central Bank (CBI) said on Saturday, as the Iraqi dinar weakened sharply against the US currency, hovering around 160,000 Iraqi dinars per $100.

Observatory: Potential Sanctions And Speculation Shake The Dollar Market In Iraq

2026-09-19 04:45    Shafaq News - Baghdad   The “Eco Iraq” economic observatory observed on Saturday a rapid rise in the exchange rate of the dollar in the parallel market against the Iraqi dinar, noting that the current rise is due to several factors, including fears of possible American sanctions against Iraq.

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BANKING RESET: FED PREPARES MAJOR OVERHAUL OF STRESS TESTS AND CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS PREPARING MAJOR CHANGES TO HOW LARGE U.S. BANKS ARE STRESS-TESTED AND HOW CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS ARE CALCULATED, POTENTIALLY CHANGING THE WAY BANKS PLAN FOR RISK, LENDING AND FINANCIAL STABILITY.

Is the Five-Cent Coin Next to Go?

Discover why the U.S. nickel costs 13 cents to make and whether the five-cent coin is headed for the same fate as the recently retired penny.

September 08, 2026

The penny may be history at the U.S. Mint, but the debate over small change is far from over. In November 2025, the United States stopped producing pennies for general circulation after more than 230 years. As we discussed in The End of the U.S. Penny and What It Means for You, one of the biggest reasons was simple economics: A penny cost significantly more than one cent to manufacture. Now the same question is being asked about the nickel.

The Dollar Is Besieging The Dinar... Washington Continues To Use Its Tools To Weaken The Iraqi Currency

Information / Report    The Iraqi economy has recently been experiencing financial and monetary instability, clearly manifested in the successful surges in the exchange rate of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar in local markets. This sudden rise was not a coincidence, but rather the result of a complex interplay between external pressures and emergency domestic monetary policies that disrupted the balance of supply and demand. 

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AI FINANCIAL RESET: IMF WARNS EUROPE'S AI BOOM COULD STRAIN ENERGY, CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC BALANCE

THE IMF SAYS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COULD BOOST EUROPEAN PRODUCTIVITY, BUT RAPID AI EXPANSION COULD ALSO INCREASE PRESSURE ON ENERGY GRIDS, CAPITAL MARKETS, LABOR MARKETS AND EUROPE'S STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY POSITION.