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According to one estimate, the dollar is part of 88 percent of all international transactions. Some people fear that this dominance may not last much longer. Meanwhile, others wonder if this should continue: After all, doesn't a stronger dollar hurt US exports, and therefore American workers?
The good news, at least for Americans, is that the hegemony of the dollar is beneficial to the US, its government and most of its citizens. Moreover, it is likely to last for the foreseeable future. This issue has become more topical recently.
Because of the sanctions, Russia is cut off from many of the dollar-based networks. Other powerful countries such as Brazil, India and Saudi Arabia have made at least some cosmetic moves toward "de-dollarization," hoping to rely less on the dollar for their international exchanges.
Think of "a healthy dollar in the spotlight" as a product or service that the US makes, the way China makes phones or Japan makes cars. When Americans trade dollars for foreign goods and services, this is measured as a US trade deficit.
But it can also be interpreted as a fact that America exports dollars and "services in dollars". The US protects and markets its dollar, just as Zara or Gap companies brand and market their clothing. So the much criticized US trade deficit can be reconceptualized as a form of exchange: a service (the stability of the dollar) is being exchanged for another good or service (eg whatever America buys from China).
In essence, branding and selling dollars in such an effective way - also known as "buying things" - enables American consumers to have a higher standard of living.
Of course, sometimes selling a certain product or service can have negative effects, or at least mixed effects.
For example, Venezuela's economy is heavily dependent on oil revenues, and with volatile oil prices, its revenues are unreliable. Demand for US dollars is not volatile in the same way.
In fact, with the conflict in Ukraine and growing Chinese ambitions, the dollar seems to have a secure future as a safe-haven currency. If there is any risk, it stems from the coming debate in Washington over the debt ceiling.
However, even if this were to happen, this would not be an argument against the hegemony of the dollar, nor evidence that its hegemony should end. It would be just one more proof of the folly of misguided policies.
Për aq sa dollari amerikan është i fortë, kjo e bën më të vështirë për SHBA-në që të eksportojë mallra dhe shërbime të tjera. Por në këtë realitet nuk ka asgjë të veçantë apo të padëshirueshme. Për shembull, nëse Koreja e Jugut do të eksportonte më shumë telefona Samsung, kjo do të rriste pagat dhe fitimet e Koresë së Jugut.
Por nga ana tjetër, do ta bënte më të vështirë për Korenë të eksportonte alternativa të tilla si K-pop. Në çdo vend, aktivitete të ndryshme ekonomike duhet të konkurrojnë për burime, financim dhe vëmendje. Ky është thjesht një ilustrim i faktit bazë ekonomik të mungesës.
Nëse dollarët amerikanë janë kaq shumë të kërkuar, kjo është dëshmi e historisë së Amerikës si një “fanar” i një stabiliteti relativ, dhe që mund të jetë një tërheqje më e fortë sesa le të themi, cilësia e traktorëve ose filmave amerikanë.
Por deri kur do të vazhdojë biseda për de-dollarizimin e ekonomisë globale? Ndoshta nuk do të vazhdojë edhe për shumë kohë. Sepse SHBA-ja ka tregjet financiare më të konsoliduara dhe më likuide në botë. Dhe ato mbeten relativisht të hapura, pavarësisht nga disa kufizime për investimet kineze në industri të ndjeshme për sigurinë kombëtare.
Ekzistojnë arsye të forta për të pasur një monedhë dominuese në tregjet ndërkombëtare, ashtu siç ka arsye të forta për të pasur një monedhë dominuese në transaksionet e brendshme brenda SHBA-së. Likuiditeti për një monedhë, gjeneron likuiditet të mëtejshëm, qoftë në vend apo në skenën globale.
Me dollarin që vlerësohet se përdoret në 88 për qind të të gjitha transaksioneve ndërkombëtare, euro me një normë përdorimi prej 31 për qind është një konkurrent shumë modest (meqë një transaksion mund të përfshijë dy monedha, totali mund ta tejkalojë 100 përqind).
Euro, në dallim nga dollari, nuk do të lidhet kurrë me një qeveri të vetme kombëtare. Dhe Bashkimi Evropian nuk i afrohet fuqisë ushtarake të SHBA-së. Juani kinez vlerësohet se përdoret në vetëm 7 për qind të totalit të transaksioneve ndërkombëtare.
And China seems reluctant to open up its capital markets, as that could lead to rapid capital outflows and possibly a financial crisis. But without open capital markets, the yuan is not a strong contender to be a global reserve currency. Sometimes economics can be complicated or difficult to explain. But when it comes to the US dollar, it's neither. The dollar will maintain its central role, which is good for the US, and the reasons for this are simple and intuitive./Adapted from CNA.al
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