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Figure 1:<\/strong> USD share of total reserves as reported (light blue), and USD share plus 60% of unallocated share (bold blue). Source: IMF, COFER, and author\u2019s calculations.<\/em><\/p>\n While this reduction might seems precipitous, it\u2019s interesting to note the faster shift was during the Trump administration. In any case, some context is useful.<\/p>\n Figure 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Share of foreign exchange reserves held by central banks, in USD (blue), EUR (orange), DEM\u00a0 (tan squares), JPY (green), GBP (sky blue), Swiss francs (purple), CNY (red). For 1999 data onward, estimates based on COFER data, and apportionment of unallocated reserves, described in text.\u00a0 Source:\u00a0Chinn and Frankel (2007)<\/a>, IMF COFER accessed 10\/1\/2024, and author\u2019s estimates.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The decrease from 2022Q3 can be accounted for by the decrease in the value of the US dollar (remember the shares are calculated using currency values evaluated using market exchange rates). So, a bit premature to worry about the end of the dollar\u2019s reserve currency hegemony.<\/p>\n For more on fx reserve holdings, from a central bank by central bank perspective, see Chinn et al. (2024)<\/a>, discussed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dollar_sharepixshort.png\")
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