Western sanctions have bolstered interest by China and Russia in creating a third reserve currency to challenge the dollar and the euro. There is discussions of creating a BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) based basket currency similar to the IMF’s SDR’s. After all, China does not want to confront the potential economic sanctions imposed on Russia, particularly expulsion from the SWIFT system. And there is a definite asymmetry when considering the value of the euro and dollar in international settlements versus the respective economies’ share of global GDP.
The British pound (and Franc/Deutschemark) were replaced by the dollar, and then the dollar was competed with the euro, so nothing is permanent. But...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...