France held the world reserve currency from 1720 to 1815, ... The chart highlights the index's 57.6% exposure to the Euro currency and the ... I have been listening to this narrative for 20 years.

The US dollar has soared to a 20-year high against other major currencies this year. Goldman Sachs' foreign-exchange research chief cited the Fed's rapid rate hikes as a key driver. Kamakshya ...

The euro trails the U.S. dollar and gold for global central reserves, and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde described how to change it.

Warren Pies, founder of 3Fourteen Research, highlighted all periods where the 10-year yield BX:TMUBMUSD10Y rose by 40 basis points or more, while the dollar weakened by 3% or more, in the chart below.

If the U.S. continues to have a free and open economy, if we grow and continue to lead in innovation, it is unlikely other currencies will overtake our position as the world’s reserve currency.

A weaker U.S. dollar means American companies can sell their goods at more competitive prices overseas. But it also threatens that reserve currency status.

Confidence in the world’s reserve currency is in doubt, leaving an opening for alternatives like the euro. But it won’t be easy. By Colby Smith I write about Federal Reserve and the U.S ...