Summary
Trump has threatened 100% tariffs on BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and others) if they pursue de-dollarization efforts, including creating a new currency to challenge the U.S. dollar’s dominance in global trade.
Trump warned these nations could lose access to the U.S. economy.
BRICS members, frustrated by U.S. financial dominance, have explored alternatives, with Russia advocating for a new payment system to bypass sanctions.
Analysts say the dollar’s global reserve status remains secure in the near term despite these challenges.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-worlds-top-reserve-currencies-in-2024/
It’s not just “the dollar”, right now the ranking of reserve currencies is:
I’ll check back again when the RMB reaches like 10%.
Also, your article is not talking about the RMB as a world reserve, it says BRICS is aiming to create a new currency backed by gold, so essentially a return to the gold standard. One could argue for or against that, maybe it’s better than the dollar if you ask me, but IDK. But adopting that as a national currency would break Chinese manufacturing, as they rely on being able to devalue the RMB to keep doing what they are doing.
Point is, fuck the USD, but it’s not so simple that we can switch to the RMB and be done with it.