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Why Gold Can't Replace The Dollar | The Man Who Wrote The Book
58 minutes Posted Aug 25, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
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Gold, the dollar and de-dollarization, with the historian central banks actually read. Barry Eichengreen says the dollar is losing ground, and that gold is not what replaces it. For years Eichengreen was the calm voice on the dollar. Slow erosion, about half a percentage point of global reserve share every year, no crisis coming. In this interview he tells Kitco News that has changed, and he names the exact day it changed for him. He also explains where the dollar's losses have actually gon...