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The United States dollar is the world's reserve currency. According to Investopedia, "A reserve currency is a large amount of currency held by central banks and major financial institutions to use for international transactions."<ref>[https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/reservecurrency.asp#:~:text=Even%20with%20de%2Ddollarization%2C%20the,and%20liquid%20form%20of%20exchange. What Is a Reserve Currency? U.S. Dollar's Role and History], Investopedia</ref>

The United States dollar is the world's reserve currency. According to Investopedia, "A reserve currency is a large amount of currency held by central banks and major financial institutions to use for international transactions."<ref>[https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/reservecurrency.asp#:~:text=Even%20with%20de%2Ddollarization%2C%20the,and%20liquid%20form%20of%20exchange. What Is a Reserve Currency? U.S. Dollar's Role and History], Investopedia</ref> According to a 2026 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) article, "America’s unrivalled balance-sheet depth, mature financial markets, legal reach and established market confidence reinforce the greenback’s dominance, despite efforts at de-dollarisation."<ref>[https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/six-analytic-blog/2026/01/the-future-of-dollar-dominance/ The future of dollar dominance], International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2026</ref>

The United States dollar has been the world's primary reserve currency for over 60 years.<ref>[https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/206/Appendix1FinalOctober152009.pdf An Historical Perspective on the Reserve Currency Status of the U.S. Dollar], Treasury.gov</ref><ref>[https://siepr.stanford.edu/news/secret-dollars-success-nope-its-not-trade The secret to the dollar’s success? Nope, it’s not trade.], Stanford University, 2023</ref>

The United States dollar has been the world's primary reserve currency for over 60 years.<ref>[https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/206/Appendix1FinalOctober152009.pdf An Historical Perspective on the Reserve Currency Status of the U.S. Dollar], Treasury.gov</ref><ref>[https://siepr.stanford.edu/news/secret-dollars-success-nope-its-not-trade The secret to the dollar’s success? Nope, it’s not trade.], Stanford University, 2023</ref>