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BRICS nations’ interest in national currency trade is not de-dollarisation: MEA official

The US dollar will continue to exist in the global trade, said the official | Photo Credit: SUKREE SUKPLANG BRICS nations will work on increasing their understanding of the importance of having an alternative mechanism to do trade in national currencies to protect against geopolitical vulnerabilities, but the process is not the same as de-dollarisation, a senior MEA official has said “The dollar (US) will continue to exist in the global trade. It’s the most dominant currency. I don’t think there’s a competition there. It’s just that countries will look for...
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Central Banks Reveal ‘Doubts’ About US Dollar Following Geopolitical Tensions – Here’s Which Currencies They’re Shifting Toward

A new survey of central banks suggests growing skepticism about the future of the US dollar and its role in the global economy. Analysts from the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) – an independent think tank organization concerned with central banking, economic policy and public investment – say there is a global shift away from the dollar and into other currencies, primarily the euro and the renminbi. In the 2025 edition of its Global Public Investor report, which surveys 75 central banks around the world, OMFIF says there...
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US dollar’s monopoly to slowly end: Head of Russian bank

​​​​ST. PETERSBURGThe US dollar’s monopoly will slowly end as Washington is using it for political purposes, Andrey Kostin, CEO of the Russian VTB Bank, said in a recent statement.Kostin told Anadolu at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that sanctions imposed on Russia are illegitimate and the country is used to the treatment by the international community.“Sanctions are certainly bad, but we have to work regardless,” he said. Kostin stated that there has been a pause in sanctions on Russia during US President Donald Trump’s second term in office but...
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UBS Calls Dollar “Unattractive” As Gold Becomes A Preferred Reserve Asset

American currency Dollar and Gold ingot combinations. Close up for dollar and gold ingotgetty The U.S. Dollar Index, when measured against a basket of other major currencies, has declined by approximately 10% this year through mid-June and is currently trading at its lowest level in three years. That’s no small dip, and there may be additional downside risk due to concerns over America’s growing deficit and the ongoing fluctuations in tariffs. U.S. dollar's value has sunk approximately 10% so far this yearU.S. Global Investors In a note to clients last...
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