Reserves and the dollar: what's the structure?

Central banks hold reserves in dollars and other currencies, and the composition shifts slowly. The reserve system is the dollar's structural foundation — and a long-term story.

Reserves and the dollar: what's the structure? — support and resistance diagram
Price bouncing between support and resistance

Discuss:

  • how reserve flows support the dollar
  • the diversification signals you watch
  • when this structural story becomes a trading story
Reserves and the dollar: what's the structure? — central bank rate path diagram
A central bank's policy rate path across recent meetings

Background: the dollar index and the forex market's size.

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