The world’s currency reserves have been reduced by $1 trillion in a record deficit.
As central banks from India to the Czech Republic intervene to defend their currencies, global foreign-currency reserves are plummeting at the quickest rate on record. This year, reserves have fallen by almost $1 trillion, or 7.8%, to $12 trillion, the largest loss since Bloomberg began compiling data in 2003. Part of the slump can be…