How trade, dollar dominance, and debt intersect to shape global policy choices

How does dollar dominance in trade and finance affect the US economy—and its ability to borrow? Sander Tordoir, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform, and Charles Lichfield, director of economic foresight and analysis at the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center, join a discussion moderated by Beth Baltzan, nonresident senior fellow at the GeoEconomics Center and former senior advisor at the Office of the US Trade Representative. Together they explore how the US trade deficit, dollar strength, and global demand for dollar assets shape borrowing costs and fiscal space.

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