The US dollar has been touted by many as a prime suspect in bringing global volatility and economic distress to other nations. The constant weaponization of the US dollar and the nation’s use of sanctions to subdue inimical forces have led nations to initiate de-dollarization, a phenomenon that reduces reliance on the American currency. Now that Trump’s policies have brought in more geopolitical instability and mayhem, these 11 nations have decided to reduce their dependence on the US dollar, charting their own path to interconnect and push for local currency narratives to gain steam.
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Why Is the US Dollar Losing Luster?
The US dollar is currently trading at lower price spots, pitted globally due to the aggressive global policies initiated by Donald Trump. The dollar’s lackluster performance has been criticized by major league financial giants, including Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank.
In a recently issued bank note, Deutsche Bank stated that the USD may lose its position as the leading reserve currency due to its wobbly market performance.
“Our overall message is that there is a risk that major shifts in capital flow allocations take over from currency fundamentals and that FX moves become disorderly…. Expect pushback. We are in the midst of a dramatic regime change in markets… Our view on all these factors is that the preconditions are now in place. For the beginning of a major dollar downtrend.” Deutsche Bank’s George Saravelos said in a note.
In another bearish note, Goldman Sachs predicted how the US dollar may have to encounter additional decay, leading the currency to note further downfall ahead. If this phenomenon of the USD downtrend continues to gain momentum, the phenomenon of de-dollarization may very well become prevalent globally, impacting the American currency in bearish and negative ways.
“I often dodge questions about the dollar. A large body of academic literature and my own experience as an economic forecaster have taught me. That predicting exchange rates is even harder than predicting growth, inflation, and interest rates. But with all due humility. I believe that the recent dollar depreciation of 5% on a broad trade-weighted basis has considerably further to go,” said Hatzius.
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11 Countries Ditching the USD
While these developments are pretty recent, the dollar’s declining status was already ushering in de-dollarization years ago. The constant weaponization of the US dollar was also criticized by ASEAN nations, leading them to ditch the US dollar for most of their international transactions.
In a recent summit, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a group of 11 nations, has decided to use local currency by reducing their dependence on the dollar. These nations are listed below:
- Armenia
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Moldova,
- Russia
- Tajikistan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
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