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.
I don’t think history supports that prediction. Far more likely that America will follow the trajectory of post-USSR Russia. Not as extreme of course, but I think the normalization of open kleptocracy is already on display.