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Intesa Sanpaolo, Banco Bpm, Mps, Bper, and five other banks are involved in the first phase of experimentation. What is the status of the digital currency project promoted by Bancomat, and how does it fit into the European challenge to dollar stablecoins?

Intesa Sanpaolo and Bper also join the European consortium for a euro-backed stablecoin, which now includes 37 banks. From Bancomat’s digital currency to the Italian-German plan against “digital dollarization,” here is what is happening in the EU regarding monetary sovereignty, blockchain, and the ECB’s concerns.

The main factors that will influence global markets. Analysis by Daniel Zanin, CFA – Analyst, Investment Research, Invesco

China has reduced the share of dollars in its official reserves from 79% to 55%, but, as inferred from the analysis conducted in a new paper by the Council on Foreign Relations, it holds more dollars overall than before through policy banks, state-owned commercial banks, and controlled funds.

The weakness of the dollar and opportunities in emerging markets. Analysis by Jason Trujillo, Head of Emerging Market Credit and Strategy at Invesco.

The war in Iran has highlighted the weakness of the US dollar as a tool of economic and financial deterrence. The Financial Times article taken from Liturri’s review.

The dollarization of Latin America is a process already underway. The analysis by Mario Lettieri and Paolo Raimondi.

In the United States, banks are holding back stablecoins while China is promoting an interest-bearing digital yuan to challenge the dollar; meanwhile, the Trump administration is opening pension plans to alternative assets. Excerpt from Liturri’s press review.