Today, the dollar sign is a symbol of American power. Learn how this unusual character evolved from colonial currency to the ...

You probably see the dollar bill every day, but have you ever thought about the symbols on the dollar bill and what they mean ...

The symbol for the dollar might have originally involved the number 8, perhaps two 8s stacked on top of each other, which evolved into a $ shape.

CSIS’s Stephanie Segal breaks down the Federal Reserve’s recent announcement to establish temporary U.S. dollar swap lines with an expanded list of central banks, explaining what they are, who they ...

Despite its ubiquity, the origins of the dollar sign remain far from clear, with competing theories touching on Bohemian coins, the Pillars of Hercules and harried merchants.

That happy guy up there is D. Udaya Kumar. He just won the Indian government's contest to design a symbol for the rupee. (Until now, it's been abbreviated as "Rs.") His design follows the modern ...

Speaking on the matter of the Fed's dollar swap lines system, Powell told a gathering held by the European Central Bank that "we still have the same authorities, and we're still prepared to use ...

The new swap lines "like those already established between the Federal Reserve and other central banks, are designed to help lessen strains in global U.S. dollar funding markets, thereby ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday the U.S. central bank has no plans to change how it offers dollar liquidity to other official entities.