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Why the dollar is crashing – and why you should care

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The dollar has been the global reserve currency nearly a century. But four months into the new Trump administration, could that be about to change?

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Guest: Mehreen Khan, Economics Editor, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Taryn Siegel.

Further reading: Trump’s ‘revenge taxes’ are more dangerous than his trade war

Further listening: Why the price of gold is skyrocketing

Clips: CNBC, Soar Financially, Forbes Breaking News, MSNBC.

Photo: Getty Images.

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