Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent champions dollar dominance across global markets and stablecoins

Why it matters

Official pushback on bearish dollar narratives can slow de-dollarization positioning, but it is a policy stance rather than new data.

Details

Bessent pushed back against a bearish assessment of the U.S. economy highlighting strong growth, foreign demand for American assets and continued dollar dominance.

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• coindesk · 2026-09-21 12:44 UTC

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