The Fraying of the US Global Currency Reserve System.
Article Chapters:
1. The Structure of the Global Monetary System
- Gold Standard Pre-1944
- Bretton Woods System 1944-1971
- Petrodollar System 1974-Present
2. The Great Petrodollar Bull/Bear Cycle
- Causes for the Cycle
- 1980s Dollar Cycle
- 1990s/2000s Dollar Cycle
- 2010s/2020s Dollar Cycle
3. The Fraying of the Petrodollar System
- A System Without a Purpose
- Shrinking US Share of Global GDP
- Multi-Currency International Trade
- China Subverting the System
- Eating Our Own Cooking
- Triffin’s Dilemma Unfolds
4. The Intermediate-Term Outlook
- The Dollar vs Other Currencies
5. The Long-Term Outlook
- The Slow Restructuring Option
- The Fast Restructuring Option
6. What the Next System Looks Like
- Decentralized Energy Pricing
- Digital Global Bancor
- Digital Regional Bancors
- Gold as a Reserve Asset
- Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset
7. Summary Thoughts