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triffin dilemma

levy · 2025-06-17T15:00:00.956626-07:00

triffin dilemma is one of those economic paradoxes that still mess with global finance. here’s the deal: when one country’s currency becomes the world’s reserve (like the us dollar), that country has to run trade deficits to supply enough dollars to the world. but running deficits long-term weakens trust in that currency. it’s a no-win situation. triffin spotted this back in the 1960s with bretton woods. it’s part of why that system collapsed.

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