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US trade sanctions could hasten the dollar's demise as the main global currency

A woman counts U.S. dollar bills at her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 28, 2018. Picture taken August 28, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

A period of doubt for the dollar. Image: REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

Barry Eichengreen
Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
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