A mix of geopolitical uncertainties, monetary shifts, and currency hedging is prompting a meaningful move toward de-dollarization across the region.

KEY POINTS

While de-dollarization is not exactly a new phenomenon, the narrative has changed.

De-dollarization in ASEAN is expected to pick up pace, according to the Bank of America.

Some Asian economies have the greatest potential to repatriate their foreign earnings or assets back to their local currencies.

    • P1nkman@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Won’t matter. Once the world has lost faith in the US currency, it’s going to take a really long time for the trust to be built. If America can change their tactics as dramatically as they have this year, and then go back and forth every fourth year, the world won’t have it.