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Every time somebody posts that viral graphic of global reserve currencies lasting ~100 years, my takeaway is not that China/Euro/etc will be the next one. It's that some other inflationary non-sovereign-currency instrument will be next. (Found the viral graphic)
May 4, 2025, 2:44 PM
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