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Is the reign of the dollar over?

2025-05-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·26m 14s ·by NPR
Is the reign of the dollar over?
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For decades, dollars have been the world’s common financial language. Central banks everywhere hold dollars as a way to safely store their wealth. Countries, businesses, and people use it to trade; around 90% of all foreign exchange transactions involve dollars. It’s the world’s money, the world’s "