Eurodollar Banking and Currency Internationalisation

14 Pages Posted: 14 Sep 2012

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Dong He

Hong Kong Monetary Authority; Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research (HKIMR)

Robert N. McCauley

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

Date Written: June 4, 2012

Abstract

It is widely held that currencies of surplus countries, such as China, cannot enjoy wide international use. We argue that the eurodollar market has had little to do with the direction of net capital flows or the US current account balance. It has played different roles over the past 38 years, most of all intermediation among non-US residents. Looking at the eurodollar market could help predict the evolution of the offshore renminbi market. Even if it now mainly serves as a conduit of funds to mainland China from abroad, in the future this market, too, could mainly intermediate between non-Chinese residents.

JEL Classification: E4, E5, F3, F4, G15

Suggested Citation

He, Dong and McCauley, Robert N. and McCauley, Robert N., Eurodollar Banking and Currency Internationalisation (June 4, 2012). BIS Quarterly Review, June 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2128556

Dong He

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

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Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research (HKIMR)

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Robert N. McCauley (Contact Author)

University of Oxford - Oxford Centre for Global History ( email )

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Boston University, Global Development Policy Center ( email )

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