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The U.S. wants to prevent Japan selling more U.S. bonds to stabilize the yen, which would send yields higher and interest rates up for U.S. consumers.

Advocates see a way to buffer against bigger countries bullying smaller ones.

The greenback is down a little over 9% since January. With some uncertainty in the U.S. economy headed into the new year, the dollar may continue to weaken.

The dollar’s value plummeted in the first half of the year, largely thanks to the uncertainty caused by Trump’s trade policies. But in recent months, it’s been regaining some of those losses.

If it doesn’t work, the U.S. could be stuck with a bunch of pesos that aren’t worth very much.

Import costs have surged in the country, sending inflation soaring to around 15% — that means shrinking international dollar reserves and a growing parallel black market for U.S. dollars.

Revenues earned abroad mean more dollars because of the greenback’s decline.

The U.S. economy is still a good investment, if you look at growth and high interest rates, but investors are rattled by high tariffs and high deficits.

For much of the past 80 years, the greenback has served as the world’s reserve currency. There are signs that’s starting to shift.

The greenback falls to a 10-year low against the Swiss franc. A sense of risk around U.S. assets is undermining their safe-haven status.