Analysis: The Search for Global Safe Assets Beyond the Dollar
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A screen displays the rate of the yen against the US dollar, top left, and other currencies outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on April 8, 2025. Photo: Bloomberg
Policies under U.S. President Donald Trump and the growing impact of tariff conflicts are reshaping the landscape of global safe-haven assets.
Traditionally secure holdings such as the U.S. dollar and Treasuries, relied on since the 2008 financial crisis, are now increasingly viewed as carrying elevated risks. As a result, global investors — from sovereign wealth funds to institutional and retail participants — are intensifying their search for alternative safe assets.
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