Dedollarization

As the center of the global economy gradually shifts from the United States to the Global South, and gold reserves follow suit, could a new hegemonic currency emerge to rival the dollar?

The war in Iran is not only contributing to a resurgence of inflationary pressures across the Atlantic, thereby destabilizing financial markets, but is also accelerating the global shift away from the dollar.

The Bank of France (BdF) has quietly completed the repatriation of French gold still held in the United States, bringing to an end nearly a century of partial storage abroad. The operation covered 129 tonnes of precious metal — around 5% of the country’s total reserves — previously held at the Fe...

The current period responds to historical dynamics that transcend it. We are at the end of a cycle, where phenomena similar to those we have already experienced are returning: record deficits, high debt, rising public spending, declining growth, unprecedented inequality, and, last but not least,...

The break in the Dollar Index below its long-term trend is not simply a technical accident. It reflects a much deeper change. In this context, precious metals are regaining their monetary function.

As it does at the start of every year, Saxo Bank has unveiled its “Outrageous Predictions”: Beijing would launch an offshore yuan indexed to gold, which would thus become a trusted currency for trade and reserves, competing directly with the dollar.

When gold enters a phase of rapid acceleration, silver – historically more volatile and reactive – will logically have to rise even faster. And if we use the Fibonacci sequence, employed by many technical analysts to identify major market levels, the following theoretical levels would be: $34,......

America's decline, economically, demographically, and socially, was becoming so obvious that it could only give way, as history has repeatedly shown, to the rise of a new superpower. But that was without taking into account the fact that China would follow the same path.

New powers and emerging countries have been encouraged to de-dollarize and buy gold, causing the value of the dollar to fall steadily. Furthermore, the United States, which constantly needs to find new buyers to finance its foreign debt, is facing increasing difficulties.

In this exclusive interview, Luke Gromen, one of the world’s foremost experts on bond and monetary markets, shares his perspectives on the current state of U.S. public debt, the role of the dollar and fiat currencies, and the surge of the gold price.