It's All about the Benjamins: Why the Dollar Determines US Policies

It’s All about the Benjamins: Why the Dollar Determines US Policies

Tags: Central Banks, The Fed, Inflation, Money and Banks, War and Foreign Policy

10/11/2022 Christopher Paige

The US dollar is not the world’s “reserve” currency because of responsibility on behalf of the monetary authorities. Instead, the dollar’s “strength” wages from the USA’s self-appointed role as the world’s protector.

Original Article: “It’s All about the Benjamins: Why the Dollar Determines US Policies”

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