BRICS and the Currency Wars
By Antonio Graceffo Talk of expanding BRICS membership and de-dollarization is gaining traction, but enlarging the group or ditching the dollar remains elusive. Recently 19 countries, among them Saudi Arabia and…
Brazil-China Yuan Trade Deal Not a Game Changer
By Antonio Graceffo According to a statement by the Brazilian government, Brazil and China reached an agreement on March 29 to conduct trade in their own currencies rather than the U.S. dollar.…
Lockdowns and War: Rethinking Supply Chains and Currency
The pandemic lockdowns caused real supply chain issues. Prior to the pandemic, the average business leader had some notion that it was important to diversify supply chains, but it would…