1971年,布雷顿森林体系瓦解,外汇市场一跃发展成为全球最大最活跃的金融市场。国际市场上的商品大多都是以美元标价,特别是1973年美元与石油挂钩,更巩固了美元的霸权地位。因此市场上产生了对于一个反映美元在外汇市场上整体强弱的指标的需求,USDX诞生。下面我将从经济危机角度解读美元指数与世界经济。拉美经济危机:1971年后,美元摆脱黄金束缚,美联储大幅增发货币,向全世界输出美元,美指因此走低。在此期间,美元大幅贬值,美国 In 1971, the Bretton Woods system collapsed and the foreign exchange market developed into the largest and most active financial market in the world. Most of the commodities on the international market are quoted in U.S. dollars. In particular, the U.S. dollar was pegged to oil in 1973, further consolidating the hegemony of the U.S. dollar. As a result, there was a demand in the market for an indicator that reflected the overall strength of the U.S. dollar in the foreign exchange market. USDX was born. Now I will interpret the dollar index and the world economy from an economic crisis perspective. Latin America Economic Crisis: After 1971, the U.S. dollar got rid of the bondage of gold, the Federal Reserve increased its currency sharply and exported U.S. dollars to the rest of the world. As a result, the U.S. dollar was lower. During this period, the dollar sharply devalued, the United States