Instructional Video4:43
Economics Explained

Could China's Currency Be The New World Reserve? part 2: Advantages of Reserve Currency & China's Plan

9th - Higher Ed
Could China's Currency Be The New World Reserve? part 2/3: In this video, the speaker discusses the advantages that come with having the world's reserve currency, which the US has held for 130 years. These advantages include reduced...
Instructional Video4:59
Economics Explained

Could China's Currency Be The New World Reserve? part 3: War in Ukraine & Yuan Problems

9th - Higher Ed
Could China's Currency Be The New World Reserve? part 3/3: The video discusses the potential for China's currency, the RMB, to become the world's reserve currency. The video also examines the limitations and problems with the RMB,...
Instructional Video4:17
Economics Explained

Could China's Currency Be The New World Reserve? part 1: Introduction & USD as Reserve Currency

9th - Higher Ed
Could China's Currency Be The New World Reserve? part 1/3: This video discusses the concept of a world reserve currency, focusing on the current status of the US dollar and the potential for China's currency to become the new world...
Instructional Video6:35
TLDR News

Is the Dollar's "Reserve Currency" Status in Danger? - TLDR News

12th - Higher Ed
Historically the US dollar (and by extension the US) has enjoyed a number of privileges due to the currency's status as the 'global reserve currency'. But, it seems that this power is waning so we discuss why that's happening and what it...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Chinese Currency and u.s. Debt: Data on Chinese M1 Increase, 2010

9th - 10th
A discussion of the Chinese M1 (i.e., liquid) money supply to explain how it increased from 2009 to 2010, and why this happened. [3:12]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Chinese Currency: Data on Chinese Foreign Assets Increase

9th - 10th
A comparison of the Chinese M1 (i.e., liquid) money supply against the increase in acquisitions of foreign assets in 2010, which would be assets in other currencies. The acquisitions support the growth of the Chinese economy, and help to...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Currency: Pegging the Yuan

9th - 10th
Explains how the Chinese Central Bank could peg the yuan to the dollar by printing yuan and buying dollars (building up a dollar reserve). [6:51]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Chinese Currency: China Pegs to Dollar to Keep Trade Imbalance

9th - 10th
Explains how China would be able to maintain a trade imbalance with the U.S. by printing additional money, thereby preventing an undesirable devaluation of the U.S. dollar. [3:01]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Currency: Debt Loops Rationale and Effects

9th - 10th
Explains the positive and negative effects of China's devaluing of their currency. [12:24]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Floating Exchange Resolving Trade Imbalance

9th - 10th
Sal Khan explores how a floating exchange rate could resolve trade imbalances. [4:06]