Thursday, April 10, 2025

Will Trump Policies Lead to the Demise of the Dollar Standard?

The dollar system has always been vulnerable to presidential whim
https://www.ft.com/content/f661d997-cb79-479d-8c9c-3f12a9581ae1


How Trump Could Dethrone the Dollar
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/how-trump-could-dethrone-dollar
The World’s Reserve Currency May Not Survive the Weaponization of U.S. Economic Power.
 
Trump’s Trade Contradictions Come Home to Roost
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/08/trump-trade-tariff-dollar-markets-confidence/
The dollar is falling instead of rising—a defiance of tariff theory that shows investors are losing faith in America. 

Sterling’s Past and the Dollar’s Future
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-ignores-three-lessons-from-britain-for-preserving-dollar-supremacy-by-barry-eichengreen-2025-04
US President Donald Trump says he wants to preserve the dollar's international role as a reserve and payment currency. If that's true, the history of pound sterling suggests he should be promoting financial stability, limiting the use of tariffs, and strengthening America's geopolitical alliances. 

Related:
Trump’s Trade Math Ignores a Major Export: American Services
https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/us-exports-services-trump-tariff-calculations-fe481e2b