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US Dollar as “Global Reserve Currency” amid Fed’s QE and US Government Deficits: Dollar Hegemony in Decline

by Wolf Richter • Dec 31, 2020 • 299 Comments

Other options also shaky. Central banks leery of Chinese RMB, its share still irrelevant. Euro’s share is stuck. But the yen’s share has been rising.

Who Bought the Monstrous $4.2 Trillion Added to the Incredibly Spiking US National Debt in 12 Months? Everyone but China

by Wolf Richter • Nov 19, 2020 • 184 Comments

An increasingly important question, because someone always has to buy this debt – and it’s not just the Fed. But the share of foreign holders is waning.

Now Everything Depends on US Stimulus, from Billionaires to China’s Manufacturers, as US National Debt Blows Out

by Wolf Richter • Oct 7, 2020 • 181 Comments

But consumers again paid down their credit cards; let’s be honest, that’s abuse of stimulus.

How Has the US Dollar Held Up as “Global Reserve Currency” During Q2 Turmoil?

by Wolf Richter • Sep 29, 2020 • 94 Comments

Declining Hegemony. But still Hegemony.

Who Got the $33 Billion in Farm Subsidies for the US-China Trade-War and Coronavirus Payments?

by Wolf Richter • Sep 22, 2020 • 86 Comments

Individual recipients don’t even have to work on a farm; people getting these payments can be “city slickers.”

Who Bought the $3.3 Trillion Piled on the Incredibly Spiking US National Debt Since March?

by Wolf Richter • Sep 17, 2020 • 171 Comments

Trillions flying by so fast, it’s hard to even count them. But somebody had to buy these Treasury securities. And it wasn’t just the Fed. Here’s who.

Why the Hoped-for Solution to Out-of-Control Government Debts Won’t Work This Time

by Wolf Richter • Sep 15, 2020 • 227 Comments

“Rapid growth is no longer possible” and “inflation is not going to be tolerated” in societies with slow wage growth: head of central bank of Singapore. It has been said out loud.

Who Bought the Gigantic $4.5 Trillion in US Government Debt Added in the Past 12 Months? Everyone but China?

by Wolf Richter • Aug 18, 2020 • 155 Comments

Someone had to buy the Incredibly Spiking US National Debt. Here’s who.

But Who Bought this Huge Pile of US Government Debt?

by Wolf Richter • Jun 16, 2020 • 132 Comments

Foreign holders, US banks, and US government funds all dumped. But two big players gorged on it – and one of them was the Fed.

Wow, That Was Fast: Debt Out the Wazoo

by Wolf Richter • Jun 12, 2020 • 227 Comments

US National Debt Spiked by $1 trillion in 5 weeks to $26 trillion. Fed monetized 65%. Business debts spike to high heaven.

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