(Bloomberg) – All around the world, a backlash is brewing against the hegemony of the US dollar.

  • @Candelestine@lemmy.world
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    22 years ago

    Nobody is forcing people to use the US dollar. I mean, I know we Americans can be pretty brash and aggressive sometimes, but we won’t invade you just for not using our currency.

    Probably.

    • @englishlad@lemmy.world
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      82 years ago

      Saddam wanting to trade oil in other currencies was at least a part in the build up to the invasion of Iraq. The Petrodollar is still a large part of the US’s financial strategy.

    • @monobot@lemmy.ml
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      72 years ago

      Not sure if you are sarcastic, but that is exactly what most wars US created were about.

    • Derbicus
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      42 years ago

      Global trade is conducted in US dollars, so they kind of are forced to use the dollar if they want to trade.

      • Yewb
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        22 years ago

        Gold backed currency?

        Time for some good American freedom: Death