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The dollar diplomacy we need
Can Western policymakers match Brics leaders’ enthusiasm for digitisation and take steps to regulate digital dollars?
December 17, 2024
China Focus
Trump's tariff tango
Trump seems to be exaggerating potential actions so that the eventual lesser actions seem reasonable
December 05, 2024
Gold
Gold slips as Trump’s BRICS currency warning boosts US dollar
Gold eased, pressured by a rising US dollar after President-elect Donald Trump warned the so-called BRICS nations that he would require commitments that they would not move to create a new currency.
December 02, 2024
Global Economy
Trump demands 'commitment' from BRICS nations on using dollar
Backlash against the dollar’s dominance gained traction in 2022 when the US led efforts to impose economic sanctions on Russia
December 01, 2024
Global Economy
Trump demands 'commitment' from BRICS nations on using dollar
Backlash against the dollar’s dominance gained traction in 2022 when the US led efforts to impose economic sanctions on Russia
December 01, 2024
BRICS
Modi says Brics must avoid being an anti-West group as it grows
“We must be careful to ensure that this organization does not acquire the image of one that is trying to replace global institutions,” Modi said at closed plenary session of the Brics leaders’ summit.
October 24, 2024
Geopolitics
Xi, Putin score wins as more Asia leaders aim to join BRICS
The potential benefits for joining BRICS go beyond geopolitics.
June 23, 2024
Global Economy
The challenge of inflation
Inflation can be heavily affected by uncertainty and unknown unknowns that make themselves known
January 11, 2024
Geopolitics
BRICs asks Saudi, Iran, etc to join to add heft
More than 20 nations from the Global South had formally requested to join ahead of the summit
August 24, 2023