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The U.S. dollar\u2019s dominant position as the reserve currency of choice may be in peril, as its share of global currencies held in reserves continues to decline. International Monetary Fund (IMF) data shows, the dollar\u2019s share of reserves dropped from 66% in Q3 of 2014 to just above 60% in Q3 of 2020. This means the dollar\u2019s share has been dropping at a rate of about 1 percentage point per year. <\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile, as one report<\/a> suggests, this latest figure represents the dominant currency\u2019s lowest share in almost 8 years. Furthermore, the report also explains that \u201cthe decline in the dollar\u2019s share (actually) began 20 years ago when the Euro assumed the place of the predecessor currencies that used to be in the basket of foreign exchange reserves.\u201d According to the data, the year 1991 is the worst one for the dollar. In that year, the dollar\u2019s reported share of reserves dropped to 46%.<\/p>\n In the meantime, the Euro, which was \u201cthe last effort by a single currency to dethrone the dollar\u201d as the number one reserve currency, has had its share stuck between 19.5% and 20.6% over the past six years. Similarly, China\u2019s yuan renminbi (RMB) currency, which became an official reserve currency in October 2016, appears not to be making much headway. After the RMB\u2019s inclusion in the IMF\u2019s \u201cbasket of currencies that back the Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)\u201d the Asian country\u2019s currency has only garnered a mere 2.13% share of reserves. China is the world\u2019s second-largest economy.<\/p>\n On the other hand, only the Japanese Yen appears to have gained after the proportion of the Asian country\u2019 currency held in reserves rose from 3.5% in 2015 to 6% by the end of Q3 of 2020. This feat made \u201cthe Yen the third-largest reserve currency.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/ins> <\/ins> <\/p>\n In the meantime, the same report explains that while the dollar\u2019s status as the top global reserve currency continues to deteriorate, it would nonetheless \u201ctake a decade for the dollar\u2019s share to drop to 50%, with other currencies picking up the slack.\u201d In any case, this deterioration will only to start having an effect on the U.S. when the dollar\u2019s share \u201cdrops (to) well below 50%.\u201d<\/p>\n Do you agree that the US dollar\u2019s dominance will continue to deteriorate? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The post The US Dollar\u2019s Share of Global Reserve Currencies Drops as Japanese Yen\u2019s Share Increases<\/a> appeared first on Bitcoin News<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/usd-share.png\" "\\"The")
<\/p>\nFaltering Reserve Currencies<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Yen Ascendancy<\/h2>\n