Biden Makes U.S. Dollar Even Weaker
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The idea of establishing an Asian Monetary Fund, which has been dormant for decades, is being resurrected by Malaysia to lessen reliance on the U.S. dollar. China has shown a willingness to discuss this proposal.
President Biden should do something about this problem but we know there is a high probability that he wont.
According to Bloomberg’s report, the Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, put forward the proposal for the fund last week.
During his speech in the Malaysian parliament on Tuesday, Anwar, who holds the position of the country’s Finance Minister, mentioned that when he met with President Xi Jinping, the latter promptly acknowledged Anwar’s proposal for the Asian Monetary Fund and expressed openness to discuss it.
“There is no reason for Malaysia to continue depending on the dollar,” he went on to say.
Anwar revealed that he had abandoned the idea of establishing an Asian Monetary Fund during his earlier tenure as the Finance Minister in the 1990s. He stated that the concept did not receive much support back then as the U.S. dollar was still considered robust.
In September 2022, the dollar index hit an all-time high, while several other Asian currencies reached multi-decade lows.
A recent development saw China and Brazil come to an agreement to abandon the U.S. dollar and employ their respective currencies in trade transactions.
As per the most recent statistics, China is Brazil’s most prominent trading partner, responsible for over 20% of all imports. The United States comes in second.
Furthermore, China is Brazil’s primary export market, representing over one-third of all exports.
