Trump's tariffs turbocharge de-dollarization: World sells US dollar assets, seeking alternatives

Trump's tariffs turbocharge de-dollarization: World sells US dollar assets, seeking alternatives

Author: Ben Norton May 4, 2025 Duration: 35:06
Donald Trump said he wanted to save the dominance of the US dollar as the global reserve currency, but his aggressive tariff threats and trade war are accelerating dedollarization. Countries and foreign investors are selling US stocks and bonds (Treasury securities, ie, US government debt), seeking alternative reserve assets. Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnWnyL3WGjg Topics 0:00 Donald Trump's plan 0:24 (CLIP) Trump on dedollarization 0:51 (CLIP) Trump on dollar dominance 1:23 Dedollarization 2:00 BRICS 2:48 Financial markets are de-dollarizing 4:11 Blowback 5:06 Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs 5:25 Trade war on China 5:49 US "grand encirclement" plan 6:35 China & Vietnam deepen ties 7:11 China, South Korea, Japan cooperate 7:56 Japan pushes back against USA 9:16 US bond market problems 10:43 Foreign holders of US Treasuries 11:13 China's US Treasury holdings 12:17 China is de-dollarizing 12:46 US asset seizures 14:03 China's dedollarization 15:17 Mar-a-Lago Accord means default 16:58 China de-dollarizes its reserves 19:00 Central banks buy gold 20:53 Gold price skyrockets 22:05 USD falls against yen & euro 23:21 Japanese & European bonds 24:35 Exchange rate risk 25:22 Japanese investors sell US assets 27:26 Dedollarization accelerates 28:37 Multipolar currency world 29:46 US current account deficit 30:40 Foreign holdings of US Treasuries 31:57 Scott Bessent fails to lower yields 32:30 Interest payments on US debt 33:20 Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell 33:58 Dedollarization will continue 34:52 Outro

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