{"id":61379,"date":"2022-01-09T10:02:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T15:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61379"},"modified":"2022-01-09T10:02:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T15:02:04","slug":"central-banks-rush-to-protect-themselves-from-incoming-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61379","title":{"rendered":"Central Banks Rush to Protect Themselves from Incoming Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/news\/central-bank-dollars\/\">Central Banks Rush to Protect Themselves from Incoming Disaster<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"mb-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/central-banks-dollars-dump.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/central-banks-dollars-dump.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/central-banks-dollars-dump-250x136.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/central-banks-dollars-dump-700x382.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/central-banks-dollars-dump-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/central-banks-dollars-dump-120x65.jpg 120w\" alt=\"Central Banks Rush to Protect Themselves from Incoming Disaster\" width=\"825\" height=\"450\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/central-banks-dollars-dump.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/central-banks-dollars-dump-250x136.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/central-banks-dollars-dump-700x382.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/central-banks-dollars-dump-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/central-banks-dollars-dump-120x65.jpg 120w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/central-banks-dollars-dump.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ccfic\"><span class=\"ccfic-source\">Image courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/europeancentralbank\/with\/37720002934\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Central Bank<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The times, they are a-changin\u2019, as Bob Dylan tells us.<\/p>\n<p>On the global economic stage, the U.S. isn\u2019t the dominant economic superpower that it once was. This conclusion comes from the declining popularity of dollars among global central banks.<\/p>\n<p>Around the world, national central banks stockpile \u201creserves\u201d in order to back up the value of their own national currency. Here\u2019s how\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/m\/monetary-reserve.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Investopedia explains monetary reserves<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>The currency, precious metals, and other assets held by a central bank or other monetary authority<\/li>\n<li>Monetary reserves back up the value of national currencies by providing something of value that the currency can be exchanged or redeemed for by note holders and depositors<\/li>\n<li>Reserves themselves can either be gold or denominated in a specific currency, such as the dollar or euro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a sense, holding any asset as part of a nation\u2019s monetary reserves is a vote of confidence in it (which is a big reason central banks own tons of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/gold\/bars-rounds\/\">gold bars<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the concern: according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) data, the U.S. dollar (USD) has been hobbling along at a<strong>\u00a026-year low<\/strong>\u00a0in terms of its share of global reserve currencies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wolfstreet.com\/2021\/12\/30\/us-dollars-status-as-dominant-global-reserve-currency-hobbles-along-25-year-low-and-usd-exchange-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wolf Richter explained<\/a>\u00a0the specifics: \u201cThe global share of US-dollar-denominated exchange reserves declined to 59.15% in the third quarter, from 59.23% in the second quarter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The world is losing faith in the dollar as a safe, stable store of value. Take a look at the history of the USD share of global reserve currencies since 1967 on the chart below.<\/p>\n<p>Take special note of how high the share was in 1977 (85%) before inflation spiraled out of control. Then note how much of that share disappeared by 1991:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20097\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20097 size-full entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/global-reserves-dollars.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/global-reserves-dollars.png 600w, https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/global-reserves-dollars-250x202.png 250w, https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/global-reserves-dollars-120x97.png 120w\" alt=\"U.S. Dollar share of global reserve currencies\" width=\"600\" height=\"484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20097\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/global-reserves-dollars.png 600w, https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/global-reserves-dollars-250x202.png 250w, https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/global-reserves-dollars-120x97.png 120w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/global-reserves-dollars.png\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-20097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wolfstreet.com\/2021\/12\/30\/us-dollars-status-as-dominant-global-reserve-currency-hobbles-along-25-year-low-and-usd-exchange-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Banks Rush to Protect Themselves from Incoming Disaster Image courtesy of\u00a0European Central Bank The times, they are a-changin\u2019, as Bob Dylan tells us. On the global economic stage, the U.S. isn\u2019t the dominant economic superpower that it once was. This conclusion comes from the declining popularity of dollars among global central banks. 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