LONDON – In for a penny, in for a pound. There'll be no going back if Scotland votes for independence from the United Kingdom on Sept. 18. Opinion polls showing that may happen have prompted ...

As Nicola Sturgeon presses for a second Scottish independence referendum, key questions being asked include what type of currency the nation would use after quitting the union. Scotland Scottish ...

My colleague Tim Worstall argues correctly that an independent Scotland would still be able to use the pound if it chose. Just as the US has no power to prevent Panama, Ecuador and even Zimbabwe ...

If a knockout blow is dealt to Scotland's 307-year union with England, LONDON (AP) — In for a penny, in for a pound. There'll be no going back if Scotland votes for independence from the United ...

The nationalists, led by Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond, hope Scotland will still use the pound through a currency union with what’s left of Britain -- Wales, Northern Ireland and England.

Scotland's bid for freedom will ultimately come down to which currency it would use, Nina dos Santos writes. Scotland has four options -- each with their own risks and unknowns ...

An independent Scotland would keep the pound and move to its own currency when the "time is right". Nicola Sturgeon outlined the view at a briefing giving updated arguments for what could happen ...

Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney spoke about plans for keeping the currency union under an independent Scotland. Parades now till Feb. 13 Charting the precip Skywatcher's guide Start the day ...

What currency would Scotland have in the event of independence? It's become one of the big issues, ahead of September's referendum. On one side, the UK coalition government, made up of the Tories ...

A reliable medium of exchange is the biggest obstacle to Scottish independence. Enter the world's leading crypto-coinage.

Last week the U.K.'s Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties got together to administer a Flodden-style thrashing to Alex Salmond's dream of an independent Scotland using the pound. But ...

Many argue it was the currency question that lost the Yes campaign the referendum. In the first 2014 leaders TV debate, Alistair Darling accused Alex Salmond of “guesswork, fingers crossed and ...