This blog is based on a presentation made by Jeffrey Frankel at the SEACEN Policy Summit 2026: The Future of the International Monetary System and the Role of Asia (5– 6February 2026). The Dollar’s Legacy and Its “Exorbitant Privilege” The U.S. dollar supplanted the British pound as the dominant international currency in the 20th century. […]
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