The team of US presidential candidate and former American leader Donald Trump is considering ways to counter the refusal of other countries to use the dollar in foreign trade. Bloomberg writes about this on April 26, citing sources.
Economic advisers are discussing future sanctions on allies and adversaries who seek ways to ditch the dollar in trade deals. Export controls are being considered as measures, as are fees for currency manipulation.
The agency notes that the target of such sanctions if Trump wins the election will be BRICS member countries that increase the use of national currencies in mutual trade.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson, said that the share of the dollar in Russia’s settlements with third countries has decreased to 13%, while the shares of the ruble and yuan reached 34%.
