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USD is losing reserve currency status – COFER
Balance of Payments
The USD is dependant on the current account and capital account. Since the current account deficit is widening, the capital account needs to rise in order to stabilize the USD. If the equity markets fall with a rising current account deficit, the USD will fall.
Current account declining:
Stable USD:
COFER shows USD is losing status as reserve currency
USD Net Spec Positioning Long
Dollar Shorts to be Flushed Out
Overnight Reverse Repurchase Agreements Vs. Effective Fed Funds Rates
Whenever the effective Fed funds rate drops too much, the Federal Reserve will conduct overnight reverse repurchase agreements where it will sell treasury securities to the market in exchange for cash. This will push up the Fed funds rate temporarily.
A rise in overnight reverse repurchase agreements (RRP) indicates that there is too much liquidity and tells us that the U.S. dollar is about to get weaker on lower Fed funds rate pressure.
For example, In May 2021, there was an excess amount of reserves at the banks, pressuring the Fed funds rate lower. The RRP purchases skyrocketed.
USD is losing reserve currency status
Dedollarization in Russia
The euro is conquering the dollar.