United States dollar
SDR: a superficial dollar replacement
Pete Luxton, global markets adviser at Informa Global Markets in London, says reserve status is an unlikely route for the SDR
Grace under pressure
Margaret Kempner examines common strategies throughout the crisis
Gold, oil and clarity on the dollar
Mansoor Mohi-uddin , head of foreign exchange strategy at UBS in Zurich, looks at the unusual joint rally by gold and the US dollar alongside the slump in oil prices, and predicts what this means for the dollar in 2009