Our Dollar, Your Problem

Our Dollar, Your Problem

Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead
by Kenneth Rogoff
Money & Investments 21 min read ★★★★½ 4.5 (37)
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About This Book

Our Dollar, Your Problem (2025) examines how the US dollar achieved global dominance through a combination of strategic positioning and fortunate circumstances, while demonstrating that this supremacy is increasingly vulnerable to challenges from cryptocurrencies, China's yuan, and America's own fiscal overconfidence.

Who Should Read This?

  • Policymakers who want to understand the inherent risks of dollar dominance
  • Investors anticipating how currency shifts could reshape global financial markets
  • Business leaders preparing for potential global economic challenges

About the Author

Kenneth Rogoff is a Harvard University economics professor and former IMF chief economist best known for his influential work on financial crises, including the book This Time Is Different coauthored with Carmen Reinhart.