Alarm bells about the future of the U.S. dollar have been sounding for a long time — but now, the warning signs are turning into undeniable realities.
Bravos Research, a data-driven investment research company, recently turned heads after outlining a growing consensus: the collapse of the dollar’s long-held dominance has begun.
The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) has experienced its most substantial drop since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and notably, this decline is occurring despite high U.S. bond yields — a divergence that is atypical and potentially alarming.
The End of Dollar Exceptionalism?
The Bravos Research analysis drew a powerful historical parallel to the British pound sterling, which lost its status as the world’s reserve currency after World War II. In the 1940s, £1 was worth $5. But flash forward to the 1980s, and £1 was worth just $1. This was due in large part to excessive debt, trade imbalances and shifting global alliances, which drove the pound’s decline.
Today, the U.S. is facing a similar storm:
- Exploding national debt surpassing $36 trillion
- Persistent trade deficits
- Mounting geopolitical instability
- A push for protectionist tariffs that could disrupt global trade
The sad reality is that the U.S. is on track to default on its seismic debt within the next four years. In 2025 alone, Washington must refinance over $9 trillion in maturing debt — not including the additional $2–3 trillion expected in new deficit spending. Domestic savings cover only about $5 trillion, meaning the government must rely on foreign creditors to bridge the gap. But those same creditors — including major players like Japan — are beginning to dump U.S. Treasuries, in part due to worsening diplomatic and trade relations spurred by new tariffs.
As demand for Treasuries weakens, 10-year yields have surged past 4.5%, with some analysts warning that we could see rates of 7–8% if the sell-off accelerates. That would spell disaster for equities, real estate, and the economy as a whole.
Policymakers are effectively cornered. Printing money to cover the shortfall would only worsen inflation — and with over $70 trillion in future Social Security liabilities tied to automatic cost-of-living increases, the more the Fed inflates, the larger the entitlement burden becomes.
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