Geopolitics

BRICS isn’t killing the dollar. The world is learning to live without it - The Economic Times

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BRICS nations settled 23% of cross-border trade in non-dollar currencies in Q2 2026, up from 14% a year earlier — the shift isn't rhetorical anymore. The dollar's reserve share has fallen to 58% from 71% in 1999, not because BRICS built an alternative system, but because Washington spent two decades weaponising Swift and bond markets while running deficits that now exceed 6% of GDP with rates rising.

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The Indian crude basket hit $123.29 per barrel last week, approaching levels recorded in March 2012, and adding 86% to the price Indian oil marketing companies pay, local media have reported, also noting the effect of a cheaper rupee. Since Indian companies pay for the oil they buy from abroad in U.

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