De-dollarisation: real trend or headline noise?

Every few years the de-dollarisation story resurfaces: new payment systems, bilateral currency deals, reserve shifts. The dollar's share moves glacially, and the headlines move instantly.

De-dollarisation: real trend or headline noise? — trend versus range diagram
A trending market compared with a ranging one

What's your assessment?

  • the real signals versus the noise
  • how you'd trade a genuine shift
  • why the dollar keeps its role
De-dollarisation: real trend or headline noise? — bid-ask spread diagram
The bid-ask spread on a currency pair

Background: the dollar index for the basket mechanics.

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