We've talked about free trade, but one issue is that different countries utilize different currencies, and the values of those currencies are constantly fluctuating. The value of one currency with respect to another is called an exchange...

Learn about United States money with this fun educational music video and parents. Brought to you by KLT. Don't forget to sing along.

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They’re the shadowy agents who keep the President safe – but what is the Secret Service and why was it formed?

Hey, hidey ho there, how ya doin, welcome to part three of this here Han dynasty trilogy. If you haven’t seen the first two I highly recommend it, if not don’t worry about it, all you need to know: This guy is Han Wudi, he ruled China...

In this video we help you to be more knowledgeable about inflation by looking at countries, most notably Switzerland, that have bucked the global trend in 2022 by reporting tame inflation numbers. We look into what Switzerland did right...

In which John discusses the U.S. public debt, our dangerously high debt to GDP ratio, the S&P's downgrade of America's credit rating, and why our debt may not be as unmanageable as it seems. There's also some general discussion of...

Though the United States dollar was officially adopted in 1785, paper currency didn't fully enter circulation until the Civil War. The current appearance of modern US bills developed only after a long period of economic development based...

Our editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes takes us behind this week's cover to discuss the sharp rise of the dollar of late, and why its surge could pose problems for the world economy

In this video, the speaker discusses the concept of trade deficits and the implications of large recurring trade deficits on an economy. The speaker explores different potential solutions to resolving trade deficits, including...