‘Re-dollarization,’ not ‘de-dollarization’: Standard Chartered thinks fears over the U.S. dollar are overstated

Standard Chartered economists disagree with the idea that the world is moving away from the US dollar.
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Standard Chartered economists do not think the world is moving away from the US dollar. They say this despite the US dollar's share of global foreign exchange reserves falling from 71% in 1999 to 57% in 2024. This is the lowest level in a quarter century.
Why it matters
This matters because it affects how countries trade with each other and use money.
- What do Standard Chartered economists think?
- They do not think the world is moving away from the US dollar.
- Why is the US dollar's share of global foreign exchange reserves falling?
- It is falling because of changes in how countries trade with each other.
- What is the current share of the US dollar in global foreign exchange reserves?
- It is 57% in 2024, the lowest level in a quarter century.
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The outlets frame the story as a disagreement between economists at Standard Chartered and those who think the world is moving away from the US dollar.
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The US dollar's share of global foreign exchange reserves is falling.
Sources1TypeAngleFortuneReports the decline in the US dollar's share.
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Standard Chartered economists disagree with the idea that the world is moving away from the US dollar.
Sources1TypeAngleFortuneReports Standard Chartered's disagreement with the idea.