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The Cradle: De-dollarization kicks into high gear
The US dollar is essential to US global power projection. But in 2022, the dollar share of reserve currencies slid 10 times faster than the average in the past two decades.
It is now established that the US dollar’s status as a global reserve currency is eroding. When corporate western media begins to attack the multipolar world’s de-dollarization narrative in earnest, you know the panic in Washington has fully set in.
The numbers: the dollar share of global reserves was 73 percent in 2001, 55 percent in 2021, and 47 percent in 2022. The key takeaway is that last year, the dollar share slid 10 times faster than the average in the past two decades.
Now it is no longer far-fetched to project a global dollar share of only 30 percent by the end of 2024, coinciding with the next US presidential election.
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WNU Editor: Before the Russia - Ukraine war I was predicting the demise of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency would only start to happen in two or three decades (or even more). I cannot say that now. The race to abandon the US dollar is accelerating, and I for one would not be surprised if the US dollar as the world's global reserve currency will be replaced by a basket of currencies (predominantly the Yuan and Euro) by the end of this decade.
The US Dollar’s Status As A Global Reserve Currency Is Accelerating
De-dollarization explained by top currency economist Stephen Jen -- Business Insider
Dominant US dollar faces challenge from emerging currencies -- AFP
Dollar dominance could give way to 'tripolar' system with yuan and euro -- Markets Insider
Visualizing The De-dollarization Of The Global Economy -- OilPrice.com
In defense of the dollar -- Jay Newman and Meyrick Chapman (Politico.eu)
Still More Fairy Tales of US Dollar Demise That Didn't Happen -- Mish Talk
What Could Replace the US Dollar as World Reserve Currency? -- Merlin Rothfeld, Barchart
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