🚹 Rubio: Dollar Dominance Near a Turning Point

Sen. Marco Rubio warned the U.S. could lose its ability to effectively enforce sanctions through the dollar system within five years.

That’s not about a dollar collapse.

It’s about reduced financial leverage.

đŸ’” Why It Matters

The dollar underpins:

‱ Global trade settlement

‱ Commodity pricing (oil, metals)

‱ FX reserves (~60%)

‱ Sanctions enforcement

Control the currency → control access to liquidity.

🌍 What’s Changing?

‱ BRICS pushing local-currency trade

‱ China expanding CIPS payment system

‱ Central banks buying record amounts of gold

‱ Countries building sanction workarounds

This is gradual erosion — not overnight replacement.

📊 Market Angle

If de-dollarization accelerates:

‱ Gold demand stays strong

‱ Non-USD trade corridors grow

‱ Sanction power weakens

‱ Treasury demand dynamics shift

The dollar isn’t dying.

But the system is becoming more multipolar.

And markets price structural shifts early.

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