How the Iran war could pave the way for the rise of China’s ‘petroyuan’
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- Analysts suggest that an Iran war could disrupt global oil trade and accelerate a shift away from the US dollar in oil transactions. Deutsche Bank researchers note that Gulf countries may reduce reliance on the dollar for oil pricing, potentially impacting the petrodollar system's dominance.
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“Iran war could boost China’s ‘petroyuan’ and weaken US dollar dominance, analysts say”
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“Disruptions from the war could accelerate a shift in the oil trade, threatening the US dollar’s long-held dominance, analysts say”
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“Fallout from the nearly month-long conflict was testing the 'foundations of the petrodollar regime', while damage to Gulf economies 'could encourage an unwind in their foreign asset savings', Deutsche Bank analysts said in a research note published on Tuesday.”
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“Most globally traded oil is priced and invoiced in US dollars under a system dating back to the 1974 petrodollar pact.”
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“Under that deal, Saudi Arabia agreed to price oil in the American currency and invest surpluses in US dollar assets in exchange for security guarantees.”
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“Sanctioned Russian and Iranian oil already trades in non-dollar units, and Saudi Arabia has experimented with non-dollar payments for infrastructure projects, the Deutsche Bank analysts said.”
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