Distinguishing Global Dollar Reserves from Official Holdings in the United States

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Robert N. McCauley

University of Oxford - Oxford Centre for Global History; Boston University, Global Development Policy Center

Date Written: September 1, 2005

Abstract

Official holdings of US dollar reserves are partly invested outside the United States. These offshore investments do not strictly speaking finance the US current account, but do support the US dollar. Offshore holdings grow fast when intervention is large.

JEL Classification: E580, F210, F310, F320, F330, F340, G150, N200

Suggested Citation

Settlements, Bank for International and McCauley, Robert N. and McCauley, Robert N., Distinguishing Global Dollar Reserves from Official Holdings in the United States (September 1, 2005). BIS Quarterly Review, September 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1884846

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