If Gulf states begin diversifying away from dollar settlement in energy trade, it would represent a gradual structural shift in how the global oil system interfaces with US financial power

This is the end of the petrodollar The deal was that the US would provide the GCC ruling families with military support. In exchange, the ruling families promised to sell their oil in USD and recycle their vast surpluses into …

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says to expect a gradual decline in the dollar’s share of global reserves, but greenback remains dominant (“Gradual decline” is a whopper right up there with “inflation is transitory”)

via businessinsider: The US should expect the dollar’s share of global reserves to slowly decline, but no alternatives exist that could completely displace the greenback, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday. Her comments came during a Housing Financial Services …

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