• TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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    5 days ago

    What does France and Germany use? Can England back their pounds on the franc?

    Are you asking if the EU can use the euro as a reserve currency?

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      3 days ago

      I think I am, in the same way America uses its own currency. It’s working for them; until this years potential collapse, I mean.

      • TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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        3 days ago

        America doesn’t use their own currency as a foreign currency reserve. They really don’t have much of a need for a foreign currency reserve as they have historically had a relatively stable currency and a lot of partners who are more than willing to trade in USD.

        The US has around 30-40 billion in reserve currency while the EU has somewhere between 300-400 billion.