Why is the dollar so powerful? | CNBC Explains

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  • Опубліковано 21 кві 2020
  • For more than seven decades, the United States dollar has been the world’s reserve currency, with a majority of international transactions using the greenback. CNBC’s Uptin Saiidi explains how it became so strong and explores whether its position could be threatened.
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  • @Treysorable
    @Treysorable 4 роки тому +2077

    Isn't the rest of the world forced to buy oil in dollars, and that's why it maintains its strength relatively to all other currencies? 🤔

    • @dgilvani
      @dgilvani 4 роки тому +171

      Oil was -$37 a barrel. Currency didn’t change value. Your theory was disproven.

    • @danielp28
      @danielp28 4 роки тому +26

      @@dgilvani the demand will fall and it will create a wave of blowback.

    • @moneyhub614
      @moneyhub614 4 роки тому +32

      Tré X yes petro dollar

    • @ajaygeorge91
      @ajaygeorge91 4 роки тому +92

      I guess you live in US and don't realize the power of your currency

    • @Zov631
      @Zov631 4 роки тому +30

      dgilvani it’s the fact not theory. Lol

  • @lailaalfaddil7389
    @lailaalfaddil7389 8 місяців тому +251

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    @umarazeez3438 3 роки тому +2102

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      @kylieiris5240 3 роки тому

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  • @lvw7668
    @lvw7668 4 роки тому +247

    The Federal Reserve is neither “federal” nor a “reserve”...it’s not a bank.

    • @spicybrown75
      @spicybrown75 4 роки тому +37

      It's actually a private entity that lends money and sets intetest rates. There is a documentary i watched years ago called "From Freedom to Fascism" which explains role of the federal reserve among other things.

    • @hosackies
      @hosackies 4 роки тому +29

      No need for a reserve when they can create infinite amount of money at a push of a button. the name is just to make it sound official, when it's just a layer of denial to the public about the govt actions... The better question is, who owns it? That's a mystery.

    • @drfiberglass
      @drfiberglass 4 роки тому +14

      The feds have no reserve, just a lot of people who know how to cook the books...

    • @chrisbreezymuzic9745
      @chrisbreezymuzic9745 4 роки тому +18

      @@hosackies The Rothschilds

    • @ROTHSTEIN01
      @ROTHSTEIN01 4 роки тому +15

      It's a privately hold bank by ancient bankers like Rothschilds and Morgan's.
      They stole stuff from everywhere and brought it back to usa.
      Now they print money and ask for more stuff like gold or arts in return for dollar loan they give out. Scam system

  • @russTianyu
    @russTianyu 4 роки тому +743

    diplomatic influence and military force in the middle east to secure the dollar as the currency for oil trading is one of the primary reasons why dollar is used a lot in international trading and hence becomes a reserved currency. Many small economies also don't have the power to issue their currency based on government debt, instead they peg their currency on the dollar, which require them to hold dollar in reserves.
    The US as long used the dollar's dominate position to its advantage. First example, creating the international banking system known as SWIFT. Dollar money going internationally goes through SWIFT, which the US is monitoring the transactions. This is why if an entity in any nation tries do business with a country that US sanctions, such as North Korea or Iran, they can be caught by the US and sued by the US. Even though sanctioning the country is a political decision within the US, the international community as no bargaining power into that decision, there is no UN vote into that sanction decision. Internal US politics becomes international law.
    Second example, US government can continue issue US debt without much worry because countries need to ensure US dollar they are holding in their reserves continues to be stable. This is why you see governments around the world continues to buy up US debt whenever US has a financial/economic crisis even though these crisis has nothing to do with these governments. Its basically foreign governments financially assist the US's internal issues. For example, the financial crisis in 08 was caused by lack of government oversight into risky assets in the US. During the recovery, many countries around the world bought a ton of US debt to stabilize US economy. The federal reserve in the US can also do quantitative easing (QE) The fed buying US based debt using money it has printed, this essentially creates m0. But this increase in m0 has no corresponding increase in GDP. This has several effects. 1. reduces yield of US based debt held by other nations. 2. Reduces the purchase power of US reserves held by other nations
    Third, raising worth of the dollar during an economic crisis is because global investors dump riskier assets, such as those in developing economies, for comparatively safer assets in developed economies. QE and low interest rates might also increases the US dollar's worth as money in saving accounts and created during QE goes out into the stock and restate market, driving up the desire to own dollars and invest in the US. This capital flight from developing economies causes the price of their assets to fall and the value of their currency to fall. The first effect is that the citizens of the developing countries net worth is reduced as most of that is domestic currency denominated. Second, the lower worth of assets in developing economies allow investors using the dollar to re-purchase these assets at the lower price than when the capital left at a later date. As capital represents value and the movement of capital represent movement of value, this movement of capital represent a transfer of wealth from developing economy to developed economy. We see this whenever there is a global crisis that spokes the markets. Just look at how the Indian rupee fell against the dollar during and after the 08 financial crisis and 2020 financial crisis.

    • @hedongying5076
      @hedongying5076 4 роки тому +34

      thank you for such a informative and objective post

    • @robbenvanpersie1562
      @robbenvanpersie1562 4 роки тому +15

      Informative

    • @naveenc1453
      @naveenc1453 4 роки тому +18

      So informative , thank you for sharing.

    • @Chachiboyss
      @Chachiboyss 4 роки тому +12

      I like your sophisticated comment and agree with most statements you made. Not sure if I’d agree with all of them, though. To pick one: low rates always cause a currency to devaluate - that’s the most basic economic theory, right? Or do you mean that that impact is more than offset because US asset values grow, which attracts additional investments? If so, where is the evidence that this effect more than offsets the basic effect of lower rates devaluating a currency?

    • @mahimjr1971
      @mahimjr1971 4 роки тому +8

      Well explained

  • @sethdon1100
    @sethdon1100 Рік тому +27

    As Americans, it's our duty to keep the dollar powerful.

    • @kongr889
      @kongr889 Рік тому +3

      Strong $ hurts US export! So, that is a double edge sword!

    • @aqeel-3771
      @aqeel-3771 10 місяців тому +2

      even killing and destroying countries?

    • @Prettylittlegleek14
      @Prettylittlegleek14 9 місяців тому +3

      No. It is best for the world that it collapses

    • @ageofechochambers9469
      @ageofechochambers9469 8 місяців тому

      Federal reserve works daily to reduce the value of the dollar.
      So you have a failed mission plan .

    • @k-wc1rz
      @k-wc1rz 5 місяців тому +4

      @@Prettylittlegleek14dream😁😁😁👉🤡

  • @tonysu8860
    @tonysu8860 3 роки тому +48

    Currency depends on
    - Acceptance (by both and more parties)
    - Confidence (Its value has a track history of stability, reliability, and acceptance as common currency)
    - Reliability (No surprises. Its value is not subject to wide variation. This is also affected by how its managed, independentsly of politics in general)
    As long as the American Dollar is managed well, it has a consistent, reliable value which almost anyone globally can take as part of a transaction and in turn be exchanged again at some future time without an unexpected change in value.

    • @Aviator168
      @Aviator168 Рік тому +1

      The dollar is also backed up by most products manufactured in the world as they have US intellectual properties.

    • @philshyu5248
      @philshyu5248 Рік тому

      Gold and silver can be exchanged for local currencies in most nations around the world. But these days not so much at banks anymore nor currency exchange booths located in airports. These days you’d have to exchange it at jewellers, coin and bullion dealers. But what is old often becomes new again, so it is possible that it may become mainstream once again in the future. 🤷‍♂️

  • @farrukh1989
    @farrukh1989 3 роки тому +297

    US dollar became so “powerful” only after US first terrorised the Middle East and then provided security to Saudis in exchange for them selling their oil exclusively for dollars. This system still stands. When Iraq started to sell its oil for alternative currencies, the US felt an urgent need to seed democracy there.

  • @kohgoomah0105
    @kohgoomah0105 4 роки тому +200

    How the hell do you not talk about the Petrodollar system. Wtf?

    • @riveramanu3003
      @riveramanu3003 4 роки тому

      MSNBC fake news propaganda

    • @waterdrinkingexpert6797
      @waterdrinkingexpert6797 4 роки тому +11

      because it is a myth. Oil prices nosedived into negative territory and the dollar still held its value. It holds its value because people trust it, and want it.

    • @Mniagmdmah
      @Mniagmdmah 3 роки тому +6

      @@waterdrinkingexpert6797 even with crashing oil prices ,oil still remains the largest import worldwide. Why do you think they solved it so quickly? Opec and Russia took a few weeks only.

    • @Hi-xu9xn
      @Hi-xu9xn 3 роки тому +1

      Repent of your sins and follow Jesus Christ Almighty.

    • @mrsalwaysright6478
      @mrsalwaysright6478 3 роки тому +6

      Speaking of which, China and other nations are so long tired of the USA over their printing out an estimated five hundred billion dollars, ($500 BILLIONS) worth of FREE DOLLAR BILLS, and dumping them into the global currency and banking market EVERY YEAR. Since the U.S dollar is a global currency, the USA is taking advantage as much it can, obviously so.
      Website with 4 million views says it all at, blog.chinadaily.com.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1795128

  • @socialroi2673
    @socialroi2673 4 роки тому +339

    You missed the point when Kissinger threatend King Faisal of KSA to trade all oil only in USD or else they will destroy the kingdom.

    • @saikatbag3961
      @saikatbag3961 4 роки тому +6

      They wanted protection

    • @cy9987
      @cy9987 4 роки тому +47

      destroy the kingdom? More like "inject some freedom and democracy" lol

    • @muminmiah5587
      @muminmiah5587 4 роки тому +1

      They made a stupid mive.

    • @Anomize23
      @Anomize23 4 роки тому +1

      Open Ranks that’s the illusion of fighting for freedom.

    • @muhamadfazliehafizie7231
      @muhamadfazliehafizie7231 4 роки тому +3

      80% world trade by using USD .they monopoly this after ww2 .now its just to many dollar out there and the best thing its gonna flow to new asset .n i hope u guys know what asset by my mean .go to plan B🚀

  • @andrews1540
    @andrews1540 3 роки тому +19

    Also 2/3 of debt in the world is nominated in USD as well. For the same reason as in the Indian and Canadian merchants, if a poorer country e.g. Argentina wants to take on international debt, the other party would not want it to be denominated in Argentinian peso, but in a relatively stable currency as the USD. Also Bitcoin is a wild concept for now as the world reserve currency, but In the long haul it is possible!

  • @MoneyMacro
    @MoneyMacro 4 роки тому +15

    Great video but one important argument is missing: the structural US trade deficit. This reliably sends dollars into the world.

  • @stm4930
    @stm4930 4 роки тому +399

    Feels like propaganda before inflation increases

    • @ambitionsapp4825
      @ambitionsapp4825 4 роки тому +9

      Woke!

    • @Kamleshbishtcom
      @Kamleshbishtcom 4 роки тому +5

      for bitcoin? :P

    • @DoubleM55
      @DoubleM55 4 роки тому +12

      Exactly, fereral reserve is printing like there is no tommorow. *$trillions* are being dumped into big corporations which then pay millions to their CEO's and fire workers. In few months to years, USD will lose so much value, my guess is lots of countries will stop using it. Imagine having like 75% of your country's reserve in a currency which starts losing 10%, then another 5%, next month yet another 10%... It was dumb in the first place to use USD. This argument is dumb ( *I don't know how much your currency is valued, hurr, durr* ), well look it up dummy, we have internet now. And who pays so much money in paper? All of this is done over online banking systems which kows the value of *every currency* , with just a few seconds of delay.
      My point is that every country should keep reserves in their own currency, and convert it on the fly when they do trade transactions. How difficult that can be?

    • @ChrisGilliamOffGrid
      @ChrisGilliamOffGrid 4 роки тому +7

      Propaganda? To what end? Dollar is King, and will be for years to come.

    • @joshua7225
      @joshua7225 4 роки тому +5

      inflation comes to the world before us. because dollar would still be the most credited currency.

  • @lorddoma6637
    @lorddoma6637 4 роки тому +188

    At the end of the day, money is still only paper that we put value on.

    • @Palmways
      @Palmways 4 роки тому +28

      Nanachi of the abyss so is gold, just a shiny metal that we put a value on

    • @lavishlyenigmatic
      @lavishlyenigmatic 4 роки тому +8

      @@Palmways you embecile muppet ! gold has intrinsic value while dollar doesnt ,it is just a paper the Govert simply say it buys things otherwise it is a piece of paper with no intrinsic value at all .

    • @xo4205
      @xo4205 4 роки тому +3

      that's what we call economy trade.. you want to buy something, money is the only thing you can buy anything.. that's is why dollar link to a gold...like a barter system..

    • @xo4205
      @xo4205 4 роки тому

      @@lavishlyenigmatic you know that money link to gold? gold for big economy trade only... you want buy a coca cola with gold? ermmm.. i dont think so that you would do it... learn about financial, economy and trade..you will understand...

    • @cikicikibumbum259
      @cikicikibumbum259 4 роки тому

      @i get it true. That's why I sell chicken to buy watermelon and I hope there's nothing to do with some greedy person who stockpile gold. Paper can't be stockpiled, thus ensures stability for the mean of transaction.

  • @edsmith4821
    @edsmith4821 4 роки тому +35

    Gadaffi tried to make the Dinar a viable competitor to the Dollar
    but they killed the idea and the idealist.

  • @marvinmandela948
    @marvinmandela948 4 роки тому +17

    This dudes just walking around the mall taping this news piece lol 😂

  • @waynejones5635
    @waynejones5635 4 роки тому +219

    In 1971 Nixon "temporarily" took the US dollar of the gold standard, after years of printing more dollars than they had gold to back it. After the US defaulted on all its debt in 1971, the fiat dollar rapidly lost a huge amount of value in terms of gold. Since then the US dollar has lost 97% of its purchasing power. It also opened the door to many price distortions over the years, as the Fed kept increasing the money supply and debasing the fiat currency. Today the Fed is little more than a printing press pretending to be a central bank.

    • @soulg1969
      @soulg1969 4 роки тому +13

      Yes, but remember the other countries are over printing their currency too. And there are so many more dollars than anything else, the inflation rate will tend to be higher in the other countries. Thus the dollar is more stable than the others. The idea of Bitcoin and Ethereum is to counter all of this money printing. It will take time before people see what digital currency is and how it works.

    • @camerontaylor7471
      @camerontaylor7471 4 роки тому +14

      And the lie of the system will always make itself fully visible for ALL to see. The Ponzi scheme that is being facilitated by the elite is nothing but a fantasy make believe shadow world of reality, pretending to be the real deal. All to keep the working class slaves busy enough, satisfied enough, to fight and protect the status quo, all while our masters hoard all the land, all the water, all the resources and claim it for themselves and they then use the system to regulate these resources to all the slaves who work and maintain the wealth, abundance, freedom, safety, and privilege of a very select few... this world really is Alice in wonderland through the looking glass! Pure insanity! How much longer can humanity live off of building and sustaining LIES?! freedom is going to work to pay for clothes, food, water, transportation, rent/mortgage, and taxes all in order....to go to work? What part of a living hell is that not? And that’s the best humanity can do?

    • @SawChaser
      @SawChaser 4 роки тому +4

      @@soulg1969 "Inflation rate will always be higher in other countries"
      Wrong the Swiss franc gained 50 % in value compared to the US Dollar in the last 20 years.

    • @rrogers2370
      @rrogers2370 4 роки тому

      I just left that video also. Very informative.

    • @soulg1969
      @soulg1969 4 роки тому +2

      @@SawChaser Fair point, but I'm not turning in my USD for francs just yet!

  • @Karim-fq7vb
    @Karim-fq7vb 4 роки тому +97

    Here in Lebanon 🇱🇧 we heavily depend on the U.S dollar, currently the shortage of dollar here are causing an economic crisis.

    • @airsaken
      @airsaken 4 роки тому +25

      Karim i think the economic crisis is caused by the government first.

    • @Karim-fq7vb
      @Karim-fq7vb 4 роки тому +19

      @@airsaken Totally agree! The entire situation started because of their poor financial planning and the politicians corruption.

    • @SawChaser
      @SawChaser 4 роки тому +2

      Can the IMF help?

    • @Iam590
      @Iam590 4 роки тому +15

      U guys should start using bitcoin instead of this paper trash.

    • @Stoneface_
      @Stoneface_ 4 роки тому +16

      J John bitcoin is worthless and has zero intrinsic value...

  • @era7928
    @era7928 4 роки тому +118

    Why is the dollar so powerful?
    Money printer go ... brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    • @Authentic_Confidence
      @Authentic_Confidence 4 роки тому +15

      AmarNathan he’s being sarcastic. It’s an inside joke from another UA-camr but in reality he might have a point

    • @era7928
      @era7928 4 роки тому +3

      @AmarNathan lol if youtube support image post, you should be laughing now.

    • @pseudonymshqipe854
      @pseudonymshqipe854 4 роки тому +2

      Other countries have that technology also. It's not that easy lol

    • @olefella7561
      @olefella7561 3 роки тому +1

      printing non-stop.
      A website with 4 million views says it all at, blog.chinadaily.com.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1795128

    • @neilwilliamyoung
      @neilwilliamyoung 3 роки тому

      Funny part is all that printing is driving the price down.

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  • @SawChaser
    @SawChaser 4 роки тому +139

    1:17 The US Dollar is strong because people wanna hold the US Dollar and they wanna hold it because it's strong. Circular logic.

    • @htin08
      @htin08 4 роки тому +13

      Until one day the illusion of strength disappeared and the circle is broken. Never to be put back together again.

    • @PeterFranks-ls5qw
      @PeterFranks-ls5qw 4 роки тому +2

      no the united states is a fake dollat cuba doesn,t use has better currency than the states venezuela will drop it and united states will start to fall like dominos,thje more countries use bit coin the less the dollar bnecomes

    • @ashish6345
      @ashish6345 3 роки тому +6

      Who is gearing up for future industries? Is spacex and tesla from china or russia? Who has the edge in AI? Once again google and other american tech giants. That's the thing makes US economy powerful because they innovate and rest countries adopt to it.

    • @ashish6345
      @ashish6345 3 роки тому

      @Doutor Enéas Then what other thing?

    • @nathanboyea9964
      @nathanboyea9964 3 роки тому +2

      @Batfox gaming, good comment. You forgot to mention the most valuable company in the world, Apple. Also, most people don’t know the most valuable commodity in the world isn’t oil, its data and America is doing just fine in that department.

  • @warnacokelat
    @warnacokelat 4 роки тому +43

    I got 200USD in travellers cheque that I cant cash out anywhere lmao.

  • @tschoong3897
    @tschoong3897 3 роки тому +20

    The US dollar is intrinsically over-valued.

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    @michealdouglas8206 3 роки тому +90

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    • @christophercook7170
      @christophercook7170 3 роки тому

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      @christophercook7170 3 роки тому

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      @gabrielanthony9995 3 роки тому

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      @gabrielanthony9995 3 роки тому

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  • @anthonyfam5469
    @anthonyfam5469 4 роки тому +155

    Ahhh. Damn. The dollar is in trouble now. Why did they suddenly post this video to say it’s strong and stable out of no where

    • @kevinodonnell1628
      @kevinodonnell1628 4 роки тому +21

      Anthony Fam because they don’t want you dumping it

    • @georgeclarence7313
      @georgeclarence7313 4 роки тому +4

      Kevin O'Donnell precisely. But that’s what could happen, if a few dominoes start to fall...

    • @Harikrishna-rq7hk
      @Harikrishna-rq7hk 4 роки тому +11

      Propaganda

    • @robertorosa7604
      @robertorosa7604 4 роки тому

      Anthony Fam that’s the same thing I said
      To myself and I taught this video was old until he mention the C 🦠

    • @balloonguy2779
      @balloonguy2779 4 роки тому +1

      Anthony Fam US$ is just about to crash!!

  • @xiaofuwu
    @xiaofuwu 4 роки тому +56

    If US dollar was not a reserve currency, we will have hyperinflation by now. Federal reserve just announced printing of 2 trillion additional dollars for the CARE act. Protecting the reserve currency status of the dollar is a matter of national security.

    • @ronjohn200
      @ronjohn200 4 роки тому +2

      Now more than ever...

    • @TheRishijoesanu
      @TheRishijoesanu 4 роки тому +1

      True

    • @b.s.1929
      @b.s.1929 4 роки тому +2

      Given the importance of the dollar worldwide I would say it is an issue if international security

    • @user-qp4eq1oj5r
      @user-qp4eq1oj5r 3 роки тому +1

      Very good, the United States produces dollars and the world produces goods. This is a perfect deal, right?🤣

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    @zidosreview2927 3 роки тому +79

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      @zidosreview2927 3 роки тому +1

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    • @alexmorris6222
      @alexmorris6222 3 роки тому

      Some people dream of success while others wake up and work

    • @davidanderson8650
      @davidanderson8650 3 роки тому

      @@alexmorris6222 Success isn't just about what you accomplish in your life; it's about what you inspire others to do

    • @jeffreyneesmith4953
      @jeffreyneesmith4953 3 роки тому

      @@alexmorris6222 by Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit

    • @melynjean3701
      @melynjean3701 3 роки тому +1

      @@jeffreyneesmith4953 Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time.

  • @StonkSlayd
    @StonkSlayd 3 роки тому +2

    1:14 when you need to reach a word count for your essay

  • @dmichael2566
    @dmichael2566 4 роки тому +61

    Short answer the US Military.

  • @MartinNew14
    @MartinNew14 4 роки тому +143

    Short answer: blackmail with saudi arabia(using military power)..

    • @camerontaylor7471
      @camerontaylor7471 4 роки тому +2

      Oh and what’s the colors of the Italian flag? The Mexico flag?

    • @AkshayGowda007
      @AkshayGowda007 4 роки тому +9

      PetroDollar

    • @muthootkr
      @muthootkr 4 роки тому +1

      correct

    • @kaushikvsmaniyan
      @kaushikvsmaniyan 4 роки тому +2

      the full answer is the military power that allows that blackmail. No country has had it's currency as the reserve currency without an Empire..Ever! But, this Empire is one of the less controlling ones, the next one will not be so (less controlling)

    • @angelicasoup638
      @angelicasoup638 4 роки тому

      China testing bomb to catching up USA dollars

  • @1000xGLOBAL
    @1000xGLOBAL 3 роки тому +13

    Today it's not about return ON capital. Today it is about return OF capital

  • @moulicherukuri637
    @moulicherukuri637 4 роки тому +2

    I felt good when I seen Uptin is going to explain in the video , I feel clear in understanding .

  • @Andyisbeep
    @Andyisbeep 4 роки тому +99

    US dollar is now like a lot of big companies “too big to fail”

    • @ezni82
      @ezni82 4 роки тому +3

      remember toys r us also bankcrupt ahahahahah

    • @cheikhsylla7046
      @cheikhsylla7046 4 роки тому

      @@ezni82 Nokia also!

    • @campkira
      @campkira 4 роки тому +1

      worthless

    • @MusicLyf4
      @MusicLyf4 4 роки тому +5

      Rome empire thought this too

    • @mc-lb9dk
      @mc-lb9dk 4 роки тому +2

      it fails, its fiat remember? all fake and crypto will soon take over. in 10 years from now only oldies like us will remember the usd

  • @johnmyviews3761
    @johnmyviews3761 4 роки тому +87

    Trade restrictions and US debt are strong motivation to eventually move away from the USD

    • @NickVice
      @NickVice 4 роки тому +8

      @@ecki153 lmaooo keep living in a delusional world

    • @nathanboyea9964
      @nathanboyea9964 3 роки тому +2

      Why would $25 trillion in debt be a problem for a government with $350 trillion in assets? That’s just the government, think of the most valuable US companies that use the dollar.

    • @drakemagma7214
      @drakemagma7214 3 роки тому +2

      @@NickVice USD will fail so bad that you better leave it before it happens

    • @sucram1015
      @sucram1015 3 роки тому

      @@drakemagma7214 If I ran a country, I would've made plans years ago to leave the US dollar after the economic crash of 2007/2008. It was a global recession. But I would do it secretly, explore and consider multiple different currencies as a back up, build up the currencies dollars for years, make sure it is better or as efficient as the USA dollar, and once we're fine economically. Drop the US dollar without warning the US and other foreign officials. Make us economically strong where sanctions will do little to nothing to us.

    • @simpleone4914
      @simpleone4914 2 роки тому

      @@drakemagma7214 wet dreams idiot 😂

  • @jjohnson4153
    @jjohnson4153 3 роки тому +5

    The IMF has a currency called SDR (special drawing rights). It is based on a basket of currencies that, of course, include the US dollar. This could be a replacement for the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency.

  • @badcellrary
    @badcellrary 3 роки тому +12

    BRITISH LIKE : hold my Sterling Pound 💷

    • @campkira
      @campkira 3 роки тому

      look very cheap right now... can i get ferrari for the price of toyota... look at exchange rate... yes i can..

    • @shiferawErango
      @shiferawErango Місяць тому

      Change dollar market

  • @adminmovie
    @adminmovie 4 роки тому +123

    Gaddafi wanted to introduce a Gold based currently. Look what happened to him..

    • @PatriotGamesRedefined
      @PatriotGamesRedefined 4 роки тому +10

      He wanted to use Golden Dinar in oil trade, and control water in the North Africa.

    • @shafickrahman88
      @shafickrahman88 4 роки тому +10

      @@PatriotGamesRedefined and start a common bank and a Union (like EU) In Africa

    • @mtwata
      @mtwata 4 роки тому

      See what's happening to Iran..

    • @hariharicikina9972
      @hariharicikina9972 4 роки тому

      @@mtwata One invinsible enemy that you guys can't defeat is COVID-19

    • @duggydugg3937
      @duggydugg3937 4 роки тому

      adminmovie
      yeah the CBD Central Bank Dynasty assisted his suicide same way it did with Epstein

  • @opaulodetarso
    @opaulodetarso 4 роки тому +14

    Your explanations are always clear, didactics and complete. Thanks!

    • @mullerstephan
      @mullerstephan 4 роки тому +1

      many historic inaccuracies, but okay...

  • @gauravnilay
    @gauravnilay 4 роки тому +12

    Its illegal to take Indian currency out of its borders.

    • @ROTHSTEIN01
      @ROTHSTEIN01 4 роки тому

      No freedom in india

    • @gauravnilay
      @gauravnilay 4 роки тому

      @Et Immortalem ......first its not a rule for crisis , it has always been like that, our currency is not for international transactions, Our reserve back closely monitor movement of currency unlike dollar !!

    • @gauravnilay
      @gauravnilay 4 роки тому

      @@ROTHSTEIN01 .....what is the use of rupees outside India and what it has to do with freedom ?

  • @timberwolfpowler8747
    @timberwolfpowler8747 4 роки тому +9

    Military fear, the threat of regime change, hot tub mishaps, falls from windows, traffic accidents, blackmail, heart attacks and any other way to twist an arm ALL insure the $ use.
    Any questions?

  • @hahahahahahahahahhaha9288
    @hahahahahahahahahhaha9288 4 роки тому +28

    Dollar is powerful because those who opposed him ameriki agents declare war against them. Libiya and Iraq are examples.

    • @mayanktomar9562
      @mayanktomar9562 4 роки тому

      Great 👍

    • @b.w6603
      @b.w6603 4 роки тому +1

      Youre so deep brainwashed,
      The truth is all nations are not perfect and need to respect one and another is the correct way.

  • @hanzz9083
    @hanzz9083 4 роки тому +51

    U want some...freedom?? Brrrrrrrrr...!! (printing US dollars)

    • @agarwaludit511
      @agarwaludit511 4 роки тому

      I am in freedom
      I keep my salary saving in bitcoin (superior asset) and i spend fiat (inferior asset)

    • @NickVice
      @NickVice 4 роки тому

      Hahaha Fed Money Printer go Brrrrrr

    • @Kioshi299
      @Kioshi299 3 роки тому

      Best comment 😂

  • @PatriotGamesRedefined
    @PatriotGamesRedefined 4 роки тому +5

    Any country's currency (although manipulated and speculated upon by financial players) is as strong as "purchasing power" of the country's population. "Purchasing power" may be artificially "enforced" by the country's credit institutions "feeding" credits to the population. The population's and national debt is relevant to this but beyond this view.

  • @pedrohernandezjr4340
    @pedrohernandezjr4340 4 роки тому +7

    Well what do you expect when the Federal Reserve has the money printer running 24/7 🖨

  • @iamraneal6815
    @iamraneal6815 4 роки тому +4

    Great analysis as always

  • @Seva896
    @Seva896 4 роки тому +16

    OMG, I have a bad feeling now. I'm from Russia, and every time the authority and media started to talk about how strong Rubble is, well, you can have a look at USD/RUB in 2014-2015. That time they had especially strong opinion...

    • @zampy15021993
      @zampy15021993 4 роки тому

      Well you can't trust authorities in democracies what do you expect from a de facto dictatorship?

    • @proudkuffar9890
      @proudkuffar9890 4 роки тому +3

      I know this sounds crazy but Apple is more powerful than Russia.

    • @mullerstephan
      @mullerstephan 4 роки тому +2

      maybe you should research a little more before giving in to panic:
      Russia has been selling US Debt for years now and purchased a lot of Gold. It doesn't depend on the US Dollar anymore. Also, Russia can now afford an oil price war with Saudi Arabia as their Gold reserves allow it to stay solvent for many years. Heck, they could even back the Rubble with Gold now and make it a powerful reserve currency if they wanted to.

    • @Seva896
      @Seva896 4 роки тому +1

      ​@@mullerstephan Actually it still does. It's true it sold off all of the US bonds (or almost all), but it keeps USD in the foreign exchange reserve. It has now about 444B USD in currencies (mostly dollars) to 110B USD in gold.
      Quite controversial construction for that amount instead of investing into infrastructure. Though yes, now it works quite fine.

    • @ChrisGilliamOffGrid
      @ChrisGilliamOffGrid 4 роки тому +2

      @@mullerstephan No nation is stupid enough to go back on the gold standard. You will never see that again

  • @user-qb8oz2ru7n
    @user-qb8oz2ru7n 4 місяці тому

    USA: We have a strong currency
    Kuwait: Hold my jar of hummus

  • @sarthakbaghla6274
    @sarthakbaghla6274 4 роки тому +3

    Dollar: I am the most powerful currency
    Coronavirus: I am 'bout to end this man's whole career.

    • @ncfo20
      @ncfo20 4 роки тому

      The USD has only gotten stronger as a result of the pandemic. That's what it means to be a safe haven currency - did you not watch the video?

    • @adrianamunteanu6493
      @adrianamunteanu6493 4 роки тому

      ncfo20 wow , and you actually believe CNBC lol

    • @ncfo20
      @ncfo20 4 роки тому

      @@adrianamunteanu6493 Nothing to do with CNBC. I'm actually a forex dealer in New Zealand so I know far more about the forex market than you do.

  • @JJs_playground
    @JJs_playground 4 роки тому +23

    As long as the US has the strongest military in the world, the USD will remain the reserve currency.
    "To the Victor go the spoils"

    • @agarwaludit511
      @agarwaludit511 4 роки тому

      Bitcoin: Lol

    • @camerontaylor7471
      @camerontaylor7471 4 роки тому +1

      But who owns the US?

    • @picturetaker3997
      @picturetaker3997 4 роки тому +1

      But the US needs money to fund its military and is getting more and more in debt.

    • @termita358
      @termita358 4 роки тому

      Guess what? Every country is getting more and more in debt.

    • @santosh1234ification
      @santosh1234ification 4 роки тому +3

      @@picturetaker3997 even the video ur watching in youtube makes money to the USA indirectly

  • @aryamanmehra6826
    @aryamanmehra6826 4 роки тому +5

    4:00 “Efficient banking system” best joke ever.

    • @SawChaser
      @SawChaser 4 роки тому +1

      What happened 2008? Lol

    • @mariacheebandidos7183
      @mariacheebandidos7183 4 роки тому +2

      to all you non english speakers,
      effective, the best, ... doesn't mean 100% or fool proof.

    • @SawChaser
      @SawChaser 4 роки тому

      @@mariacheebandidos7183 "to all you non english speakers ... full proof"
      LOL

    • @mariacheebandidos7183
      @mariacheebandidos7183 4 роки тому +1

      @@SawChaser like the comment suggests, not a 100%. there's going to be errors, human error, machine error...

    • @SawChaser
      @SawChaser 4 роки тому +1

      @OceanBlue London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Zürich are also global leaders.

  • @OdaKauffman
    @OdaKauffman 3 роки тому +2

    Don't forget the US military plays a part in maintaining the influence of the US Dollar. If the threat of leaving appears more costly than maintaining the status quo, the most rational option will be to maintain the status quo.

  • @ImportRace
    @ImportRace 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the informative video.

  • @HankTheTank23
    @HankTheTank23 4 роки тому +10

    CNBC: Why is the dollar so powerful?
    Jay Powell & The Federal Reserve: Hold our beers
    *Money Printer go BRRRRRRR*

    • @ice-tgaming4609
      @ice-tgaming4609 4 роки тому

      @Athari Abdulla why are you asking help from a random netizen on youtube a money?

  • @karljo8064
    @karljo8064 4 роки тому +26

    It's strange that people outside of the US need US dollar when they don't import anything from the US

    • @gurungroshan3770
      @gurungroshan3770 4 роки тому

      Aren't they already importing $$$?

    • @felixbeltran957
      @felixbeltran957 4 роки тому +2

      Nothing strange, the US dollar became the universal replacement to gold.

    • @underdogtv2855
      @underdogtv2855 4 роки тому

      @@felixbeltran957 The United Nations should replace it with an international currency .

    • @Black182heart
      @Black182heart 4 роки тому

      Because there has to be a standardised currency. Else how can you compare prices?

    • @hrzkingx7972
      @hrzkingx7972 4 роки тому

      Not strange if us have multiple camps outside to lookout for countries that didn't wanna use usd

  • @oof1162
    @oof1162 2 роки тому +1

    Why is the US Dollar so powerful?
    Kuwait: *hold my camel*

  • @lakshhkhatri172
    @lakshhkhatri172 4 роки тому +8

    Why tf he filming in a coffee shop😂

  • @abdulrasheedkhan1
    @abdulrasheedkhan1 4 роки тому +21

    Official currency of US but it’s printed by a private bank????

    • @ChrisGilliamOffGrid
      @ChrisGilliamOffGrid 4 роки тому +3

      Printed by Dept of Treasury.

    • @slamdunk118
      @slamdunk118 4 роки тому +10

      @@ChrisGilliamOffGrid Wrong, printed by Federal Reserve

  • @eunoiaeunoia1931
    @eunoiaeunoia1931 4 роки тому +7

    US's military budget says it all.

    • @mirzahamzabaig5667
      @mirzahamzabaig5667 4 роки тому

      @Guido in Colma
      Or more correctly "democracy" to those that try to dump the dollar.

  • @jesterjames7633
    @jesterjames7633 4 роки тому +17

    Dollar is strong because US have never "technically" defaulted on its obligations. It however have "defaulted by another name" when it went off the gold standard.

  • @krzysztofzawadzki13
    @krzysztofzawadzki13 3 роки тому +2

    Good video, easy way to understand for beginners. I would like to add that 2 guys wanted to change currency of trading oil. Their names were Husain and Kadafi, both killed by Americans...hope i helped a little to understand why dollar is still so strong 😀

  • @lawrencel2544
    @lawrencel2544 4 роки тому +6

    You are missing the main reason of the dollar's strength. Petro dollar.

  • @MichelleStevens-hk2tg
    @MichelleStevens-hk2tg 3 роки тому +40

    The dollar can be so powerful if implemented wisely and making it work for you and not just having it, because they can loose grounds to Inflation

    • @MichelleStevens-hk2tg
      @MichelleStevens-hk2tg 3 роки тому

      Yet most people ignore that, they automatically think they have that last part all figured out and it's a mistake.

    • @dominicdeclan9096
      @dominicdeclan9096 3 роки тому

      This is quite needful but for beginners you shouldn't settle alone or you see yourself loosing all your money. I thought of investing in bitcoin around Feb/July 2018 but was discouraged with the rise and fall of bitcoin. I don't know if it's still safe and ideal to invest now.

    • @cjcole1005
      @cjcole1005 3 роки тому +1

      It's not because of ignorance but people are scared of investing because of the high rate of scam in the business

    • @villa8719
      @villa8719 3 роки тому

      Dorris Moore, there are scammers but real brokers are out there for investors too

    • @MichelleStevens-hk2tg
      @MichelleStevens-hk2tg 3 роки тому

      I lost my job a week before the pandemic took over and I thought my world was over because things fell apart for me , but little did I know it was a great step to greatness. Many will claim to be real but I must be sincere to tell you that Mrs Posten Amanda brought smile to my life with $2000 worth of bitcoins , today, ive been able to earn $20,000 and I'm planning to increase my Chance of investing more for a bigger returns

  • @charlottegomez5279
    @charlottegomez5279 Рік тому +3

    NON OF YOUR BILLS SLEPT. THEY KEPT ON BILLINGS AS YOU WERE SLEEPING. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU WOKE UP OWING MORE THAN YOU DID BEFORE SLEEPING. THAT'S WHY YOU NEED 'PASSIVE INCOME'. SO WHEN YOU SLEEP, YOU CAN ALSO MAKE MONEY, NOT JUST DEBTS.

  • @Krobongo
    @Krobongo 4 роки тому

    Where ist he place in the beginning 0:10. It looks awesome

  • @sakurachristineito6428
    @sakurachristineito6428 4 роки тому +5

    I agree, I live in Asia but we trade in US dollars in our office!!

  • @cedricfossito972
    @cedricfossito972 4 роки тому +44

    America is so capitalist that I won't be surprised to find those money's printer machine on Ebay. 😂

    • @luckysaigonese2537
      @luckysaigonese2537 4 роки тому +2

      Have you bought one yet

    • @cedricfossito972
      @cedricfossito972 4 роки тому +2

      @@luckysaigonese2537 I will keep my eyes on Ebay for that and will keep you posted. 👌

    • @loveormoney786
      @loveormoney786 4 роки тому +3

      Hate all you want but America won WWII we won the world. 😍

    • @user-lo1nt8bz7u
      @user-lo1nt8bz7u 4 роки тому +3

      @@loveormoney786 we will and you deserve to be hated
      Also (good luck with inflation)

    • @philipjfry1383
      @philipjfry1383 4 роки тому +1

      sold by FBI

  • @jeffreyd508
    @jeffreyd508 2 роки тому +1

    01:18 that dudes bad hair dye never fails to shock me. Just when I thought I got used to it, I didnt

  • @estrogen_intolerant
    @estrogen_intolerant 4 роки тому +10

    “The biggest scams in the history of mankind” -Mike Maloney
    “The creature from Jekyll island.”
    Economically and historically PAPER IS NOT MONEY.!

  • @meldridgereedjr2842
    @meldridgereedjr2842 4 роки тому +13

    You should read "The Accidental Superpower", " The Absent Superpower" and "Disunited Nations" by Peter Zeihan.

  • @amirulfarhan919
    @amirulfarhan919 4 роки тому +40

    Who else here before the great monetary crisis of 2020?

    • @era7928
      @era7928 4 роки тому

      hahaha, yea me.
      World... please prepare in next 1 or 2 months.

    • @3ladeRunner
      @3ladeRunner 3 роки тому

      still waiting

  • @barbar500
    @barbar500 4 роки тому

    Very well done! Thank you!

  • @SabbathSOG
    @SabbathSOG 4 роки тому +1

    Great video 👍

  • @Zov631
    @Zov631 4 роки тому +4

    The oil war and the other countries ditch the dollar when trading oil and other commodities will put an end to the Petro dollar

    • @Stoneface_
      @Stoneface_ 4 роки тому

      hoang thao truong nguyen you wish

  • @80budokai
    @80budokai 4 роки тому +3

    CNBC International, good video! Mexican peso! Enjoy your Wednesday!💯😍

  • @edj
    @edj 3 роки тому

    Is that international plaza?

  • @tedlu2502
    @tedlu2502 3 роки тому

    i see you're reporting from Singapore's Guoco Tower!

  • @TahaAlZadjali
    @TahaAlZadjali 4 роки тому +14

    1. USA is country size of continent
    2. The Petro dollar, almost all oil rich arab countries trade oil with USD.

    • @mirzahamzabaig5667
      @mirzahamzabaig5667 4 роки тому

      What in the hell does size has to do with anything?

    • @monke2361
      @monke2361 4 роки тому +1

      size matters with trade, and location. The U.S has both of those going for them

  • @sirJXL
    @sirJXL 4 роки тому +24

    We should go back to gold, or start accumulating bearer bonds.

    • @modiallo968
      @modiallo968 4 роки тому

      Gold got us into this mess to begin with. Bitcoin improves upon gold’s disadvantages.

    • @ZAGGNUT1
      @ZAGGNUT1 4 роки тому

      Why gold and not tinfoil?

  • @Whyinem
    @Whyinem 3 роки тому

    Very informational!

  • @GaijinDT
    @GaijinDT 4 роки тому +2

    The answer is very simple, because the dollar is backed by the United States and everything that represent economy, financially and politically speaking. If anything were to happen to the US, as many people seems to predict here, it doesn't matter what currency you have, its value will drop.

  • @paulinescholes6797
    @paulinescholes6797 4 роки тому +4

    The United States Dollars is no doubt the acceptable currency for international trades and other businesses. Since this is unarguable fact, you have nothing waiting for to invest in FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET which will benefit you today and take care of your tomorrow. Thanks for the video CBNC International.

    • @kevinjohnstone4023
      @kevinjohnstone4023 4 роки тому

      That is indeed insightful.

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      @thepotter867 4 роки тому

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      @jakethompson8737 4 роки тому

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      @driftgod7894 4 роки тому

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  • @borethsethy4560
    @borethsethy4560 4 роки тому +6

    I am Cambodian. And Yeah, we actually use both our Khmer Riel and US dollar even in daily life.

  • @niteshkumarkrishna1966
    @niteshkumarkrishna1966 3 роки тому

    Make a video on IMF SDR and its reserves

  • @rodrigocolegado4518
    @rodrigocolegado4518 2 роки тому +1

    It’s acceptance globally was glorious where countries’ confidence blinded by the truth of its strength and existence. When confidence faded it would lose its value.

  • @rogermoar736
    @rogermoar736 2 роки тому +3

    The ruble is the new standard currency

    • @diegovasquez7610
      @diegovasquez7610 Рік тому

      The ruble isn't even in the top 15 of most traded currencies despite putin's restrictions, even new zealand dollar, mexican peso or corean won are more used

  • @chicanopowers4938
    @chicanopowers4938 4 роки тому +3

    Might makes right. We have the most powerful military in the world; any oil producing nation that doesn't upholding the petro dollar will be dealt with.

  • @jsallerson
    @jsallerson 4 роки тому

    If I’ve ever seen an ad to buy dollars, this one takes the cake

  • @souvikdas5662
    @souvikdas5662 2 роки тому +1

    $ is my favourite currency.
    In India we have gone cashless using UPI.
    For me I think the whole world must trade through a unique Xchange No. not any particular currency. This is problematic as we have seen in the video.

  • @prajeetchodankar690
    @prajeetchodankar690 4 роки тому +25

    US Dollar is strong because of Petro Dollar

  • @value8035
    @value8035 4 роки тому +19

    1:36 Political and Economic stability? ROFL

    • @ZAGGNUT1
      @ZAGGNUT1 4 роки тому +1

      He isnt talking about the simple peasants like you or me.

    • @monke2361
      @monke2361 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah compare it to other countries like in the middle east, we do have that

  • @economicsinaction
    @economicsinaction 3 роки тому +1

    3:40
    "Nixon shocked the world"
    The Nikon shock... I see what you did there

  • @omnipotentcoder9401
    @omnipotentcoder9401 3 роки тому

    meanwhile Bitcoin- Hold my beer!!

  • @kitabGo
    @kitabGo 4 роки тому +3

    In Pakistan many household hoard US dollars like Indian do with gold

    • @kitabGo
      @kitabGo 4 роки тому

      @Truthfears Guilty they sale it once it is higher in value and buy it again once value is low

    • @mirzahamzabaig5667
      @mirzahamzabaig5667 4 роки тому

      @@kitabGo
      Not really...many in Karachi hoard gold more than anything.. and hoard even more gold after selling the stocks.

  • @Justmyopinionlol
    @Justmyopinionlol 4 роки тому +5

    Why no one stocks up on Chinese Renmibis? World´s second highest GDP country.

    • @asianassassin5082
      @asianassassin5082 4 роки тому +2

      Because they debase its value too much

    • @vincent5873
      @vincent5873 4 роки тому

      I think DC/EP will do the trick

    • @asianassassin5082
      @asianassassin5082 4 роки тому

      @Alex Mercer I'm definitely not crying little petty ass dude. I'm just stating facts guy.

  • @WaleedHiggins
    @WaleedHiggins 3 роки тому +1

    In 1974, after the Yom Kippur War and Arab oil embargo, the Saudis (and from 1975 all other OPEC members) started to sell their oil at an inflated price and for US dollars only. As well as purchasing yachts, sports cars, palaces and private jets for Saudi princes, these petrodollars bought up US Treasury Bonds (effectively a loan to the US government at interest) funding the Cold War arms race and US aid to Israel. They also financed major arms deals with Anglo-American weapons manufacturers and the rest were deposited into US bank accounts.
    OPEC members account for almost half of global oil production and their insistence on payment solely in US dollars generates an artificial demand for American currency thereby increasing its value. This allows the Federal Reserve to inflate the US currency supply without the risk of hyperinflation. With a huge trade deficit and spiralling, unpayable debt, America increasingly depends on the petrodollar system to help maintain its global empire and high-energy consumer lifestyle. Iraq stopped selling its OPEC oil for US dollars in November 2000 following the launch of the euro.
    Waleed Higgins

    • @thinkcat01
      @thinkcat01 Рік тому

      Euro is dropping in value due to sanction of Russia, but USD had gone up higher.

  • @gayathridevi7460
    @gayathridevi7460 3 роки тому

    could have covered Special Drawing Rights for a holistic view of the conversation

  • @staramod
    @staramod 4 роки тому +12

    I see USD here as a trusted certificate authority CA 😆

  • @AJ_real
    @AJ_real 4 роки тому +3

    Well the Euro buys over 1 US Dollar at time of writing. Can some explain that to me!

    • @monke2361
      @monke2361 4 роки тому +1

      the Kuwaiti Dinar is worth more than Euro and USD.
      The Euro is unstable, and it has dropped in value the past decade. USD is considered safe because it doesn't fluctuate as much

  • @allanwastani8268
    @allanwastani8268 3 роки тому

    Thnks for your educative video.

  • @oswaldoarz
    @oswaldoarz 4 роки тому +2

    I run out of toilet paper please print another trillion dollars to wipe my a...