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Expectations are high for the dollar to lose its leading reserve currency status in the next five to 15 years. For decades, the U.S. dollar has enjoyed a unique status as the world's dominant ...

To be fair, some of those have been retired, and others are currency for a single item or purpose—but in comparison, the entire world (not of Warcraft) only has 180.

A weaker U.S. dollar means American companies can sell their goods at more competitive prices overseas. But it also threatens that reserve currency status.

Instead of choosing a single alternative currency, central banks around the world have taken a more diversified approach, incorporating currencies of smaller economies such as Australia and Canada.

A single world currency would eliminate these expenses entirely. The European Union states that the euro has profoundly impacted European trade by increasing overall economic stability.

A unified global currency could transform trade but faces complex economic and political hurdles.