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Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by blibble on Sunday March 09, 2025 @11:56AM (#43310272)
> The USD will be lucky to still be the reserve currency in 5-10 years time.

if the US regime carries on at the rate it has over the last month I expect it will be gone considerably faster than this

Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by lucasyvas on Sunday March 09, 2025 @12:00PM (#43310340)
Practically speaking I think it requires a lot of will, momentum, and process to change this. The decision even if made soon would probably take a few years to complete.

Supplementing it may be faster (eg. adding Euro and/or Yuan) than outright replacing it, but it’s not my area of expertise. The timeframe was based on some light research.

Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by blibble on Sunday March 09, 2025 @12:20PM (#43310578)
something to remember is that a good chunk of the "dollar" reserve is in reality eurodollars

the backing of which could be switched very quickly indeed

Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by disgruntledphd2 on Sunday March 09, 2025 @12:32PM (#43310727)
This stuff moves slowly, until it doesn't. I'd honestly say at least ten years for large changes.
Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by rchaud on Sunday March 09, 2025 @12:42PM (#43310856)
And this will inflate away the debts tokenized in CCP-held US Treasuries. 4D chess! Russia did something similar in 1998 that sank the US hedge fund Long Term Capital Management.