LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Even if the U.S. dollar's singular dominance as global currency of choice is in fact ebbing, it may not automatically lead to a weaker dollar exchange rate - and could periodically mean the opposite.
The big advantage of large dollar reserve holdings alongside wide commercial usage and trade in dollars overseas was clear.
But the issue is typically read in markets as a reason to bet on a weakening dollar exchange rate - or even to pump alternatives such as gold or crypto tokens.
Of course, that was a global economy riven with fixed dollar exchange rate pegs that supercharged the transmission of Fed policy, most of which have since been dismantled.
That may be a world many countries prefer if they are sure of viable alternatives - but may not mean a weaker dollar.
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