The US dollar became a powerful currency after the Bretton Woods meeting in 1944. The British pound had been the reserve currency of the world for nearly 100 years. Nearly 60% of the world's foreign exchange reserves are even today in dollars. To paraphrase Brad McMillan, everyone is talking about de-dollarization but no one wants to do it.
The US dollar is getting a lot of hate.
A very senior Indian banker called it a ‘financial terrorist’ (though he later backtracked). The French President warned about the ‘extra-territoriality’ of the dollar. The Google search trends for ‘de-dollarization’ are through the roof.
But is it really game over for the currency? In today’s episode for 3rd March 2023, we attempt to find out.
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