US Dollar Dominance Under Threat as De-Dollarization Accelerates
The US dollar’s position as the backbone of global finance is eroding at an alarming pace. Once unshakable, its 88% share of foreign exchange transactions now faces existential threats from geopolitical shifts, failed trade policies, and institutional flight from dollar-denominated assets.
Trump-era tariffs have backfired spectacularly, accelerating the very de-dollarization they were designed to prevent. Markets are showing signs of unprecedented dysfunction, with Deutsche Bank analysts warning of structural cracks in the dollar’s foundation. What was once America’s ultimate financial weapon now risks becoming its Achilles’ heel.