US Sanctions Drives Insane Spreads In Ruble / Dollar Transactions
New US sanctions targeting Russia’s financial system have forced the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) to suspend trading in dollars and euros,
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Global Reserve Managers Flock to US Dollar, Yuan Demand Stalls: OMFIF Survey
The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) this week released a survey that revealed a sharp shift in the
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Is De-dollarization Already Here?
The dominance of the US dollar as the primary global reserve currency faced a significant setback last year, declining at
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The US Dollar Isn’t Going Anywhere, SWIFT Data Shows
Data from the global financial messaging service SWIFT shows that the US dollar has reached its highest share in international
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Argentina: Newly-Elected President Javier Milei Promises To Dollarize Economy
Javier Milei secured victory in Argentina’s presidential elections, signaling a shift to the right amid a vehement anti-establishment campaign, drawing
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Republican Lawmakers Move To Peg US Dollar To Gold, But Is It Worth The Weight?
In arguably one of the worst economic situations in the US amid rising interest rate hikes and bank failures, three
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Brazil, China Agree to Dump Dollar, Will Trade in Local Currencies Instead
China and Brazil have decided to forego using the US dollar, and will instead trade using their respective currencies. China
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QE Is Here: Major Central Banks Make Collective Effort to Boost US Dollar Liquidity
Brace yourselves: Quantitative easing is officially here. On Sunday night, the Federal Reserve— along with the Bank of Canada, the
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Nouriel Roubini Joins Zoltan Pozsar In Seeing Renminbi Threatening US Dollar’s “Exorbitant Privilege”
Atlas Capital Team chief economist Nouriel Roubini did not hold back in characterizing the threat the Chinese yuan poses to
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South American Common Currency Poses Another Threat To US Dollar… Or Does It?
Brazil and Argentina will announce this week that they will begin preliminary work on a common currency, yet again another
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