In the US, more import tariffs and concerns about the rising deficit were punctuated by a very public falling out between President Donald Trump and his largest financial backer, Elon Musk. UK domestic politics saw an even greater focus on defence spending, although the pledge by Keir Starmer to increase military spending to 3% of GDP had no timescale attached.
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The Digital Backbone of a Post-dollar World
By Worldwide Financial Planning
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Financial Planning, Investment
One of the great illusions is that money is paper, or coins, or those numbers you see on your online banking app. In reality, money is code. In a post-dollar world that’s rapidly taking shape - it’s the one who controls the software, the rails, and the rules embedded in the system which has the power.
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The future of trade and investment: What happens when the Dollar’s not in the middle?
By Peter McGahan
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Financial Planning, Investment
Over the past two years, that foundation has cracked, not in one dramatic collapse, but in a quiet shift which is now gathering speed. Countries are rewriting how they trade with each other. And they’re doing it without the dollar.
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MORE UNCERTAINTY AFTER US COURTS RULE AGAINST ‘LIBERATION DAY’ TARIFFS
A threat of an almost immediate 50% tariff on European imports was pushed back following a conversation with the European Commission president over the weekend. However, this was over-shadowed by the US courts ruling that the US president had exceeded his powers by imposing sweeping tariffs on most US imports.
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US STRIPPED OF “TRIPLE A” RATING ON ITS DEBT AS TRUMP’S “TRIPLE B” PLAN PASSES FIRST HURDLE
Britain is no stranger to a spooked bond market but does not share Americas privileges. UK government borrowing unexpectedly climbed to £20.2bn in April, up almost 6% from last year.
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War, Sanctions, and Global Conflict: The Hidden Architecture of Dollar Power
By Worldwide Financial Planning
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Financial Planning, Investment
Let’s now turn to a part of the story few like to talk about openly: how war, sanctions, and global conflict have long been intertwined with sustaining dollar dominance and why that will end.