The US dollar continues to lose market share, with its global FX share tumbling to 46%, signifying a spiraling downturn and interest. This development is visibly impacting the US dollar’s prestige, with the USD now losing market share to competitors and other currency alternatives.

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US Dollar Market Share Drops to 46%

Per the latest post by the Kobeissi Letter, the US dollar FX share has dropped to 46% at present. This percentage has now declined by -15 points since 2017. The latest IMF data now share details of USD market share, adding how the currency makes up about 57% of global reserves, the lowest since 1994.

This data snippet has come in the middle of a crucial financial juncture, with gold being in the center of it all. As gold is the latest obsession of the central banks across the world, the US dollar continues to take the heat of it all, with its market share tumbling rapidly.

“The US dollar continues to lose market share. The US dollar now represents ~46% of global FX and gold reserves, the lowest in at least 26 years. This percentage has declined -15 points since 2017. Excluding gold, the US dollar makes up 57% of global reserve currencies, the lowest since 1994, according to IMF data. This comes as central banks have aggressively accumulated gold and diversified into other currencies. The last time the US dollar fell below 50% of global reserves was in 1990-1991, a period marked by elevated inflation, a recession, and a crisis of confidence in the US economy.”

Gold Is Looking Shinier Than Ever

With the evolving current geopolitical dynamics, gold is now steadily looking forward to rising up. Per the latest forecast shared by Rashad Hajiyev, gold price is in queue to bank on the latest geopolitical tensions, spiking up high on the radar as early as next week onwards.

“At some point, which could be as early as next week, precious metals could start a confident rally despite no deal between the US and Iran. Metals are going to completely ignore the original false narrative that military escalation in the Middle East is bad for gold. Surely I am fully against the war and hope for peaceful resolution. Gold has thousands of reasons to rally other than war. I am sure another pointless justification is going to be used to back up gold’s rally, perhaps the return of Artemis II…”

Moreover, the expert shared how gold’s price target of $8K is still in play, with the asset moving towards it at lightning speed.

“Whether the US achieves progress in negotiations with Iran or not does not change my view towards gold. Pandora’s box has been opened, and I am pretty sure geopolitical tension in the Middle East is going to rise going forward. Too many powers with too many interests. War is not a solution since in the end every war ends with discussions. Gold is going to gain further ground and keep rallying as the world is drowning in debt and waging wars…”

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