Alan Rappeport is an Economic Policy Reporter at The New York Times. He covers a range of topics including elections, government, and international affairs, with a focus on economic policy and its implications on current affairs and geopolitics. Alan's work has been featured in numerous publications, including The Boston Globe, Business Standard, and The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Cash might be a relic, but — like royalty and emperors — President Trump still wants his face on American currency.
Critics question whether the coins are legal and argue that President Trump is using the currency to celebrate himself.
By: Alan Rappeport
July 16, 2026 — 8:49am US President Donald Trump is finally getting some change he can believe in: a gold $1 coin with his face on it.
By: Alan Rappeport
The Trump administration has recently sought to scale back sanctions as adversaries develop workarounds that some believe could erode the U.S. dollar’s supremacy.
WASHINGTON -- The sanctions legislation that moved forward in the Senate this week goes beyond enacting new financial restrictions on Russia and Iran.
By: Alan Rappeport
WASHINGTON -- The sanctions legislation that moved forward in the Senate this week goes beyond enacting new financial restrictions on Russia and Iran. It also gives President Donald Trump broad new powers to impose tariffs on imports from some of the world's largest economies.
Coordinated intervention allowed Japan to support its currency without selling off its U.S. debt holdings.
By: Alan Rappeport
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made $1 billion betting against the yen as the top investor for George Soros more than a decade ago. Now, he is using the might of the U.S. economy to prop up the Japanese currency.
By The New York Times WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made $1 billion betting against the yen as the top investor for George Soros more than a decade ago.
Despite data to the contrary, the Treasury Secretary made the case that the K-shaped economy no longer exists.
