- Dollar-denominated global foreign exchange reserves do not include the Fed's own holdings of dollar-denominated assets that it bought as part of its QE.
- The euro's share has since been stuck in the range between 19.5% and 20.6%, though the eurozone now comprises 19 member states.
- The dollar being by far the largest reserve currency has enabled the US to easily finance its big trade deficits, which enables the US to even have those big trade deficits.
For further details see:
U.S. Dollar As 'Global Reserve Currency' Amid Fed's QE And U.S. Government Deficits: Dollar Hegemony In Decline