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Egypt is the latest country applying to join BRICS, an alliance made up of countries pushing to switch to alternative global trade currencies.

Non-compliant social media platforms could face financial sanctions or legal consequences.

He's asking Americans to let him "finish this job."

"The dollar suffered a stunning collapse in 2022 in its market share as a reserve currency, presumably due to its muscular use of sanctions," says CEO and co-CIO of Eurizon SLJ Capital.

"I used to trust the EU because it has always played an important role as a balancing force and has never directly participated in wars," President Lula said. "However, the EU is directly involved in this conflict."

Most batteries used in EVs come from China.

"There is risk when we use financial sanctions that are linked to the role of the dollar that over time it could undermine the hegemony of the dollar," Yellen said, adding that implementing sanctions against Russia "does create a desire on the part of China, of Russia, of Iran to find an alternative."

"Who decided that the dollar was the (trade) currency after the end of gold parity?" asked President Lula.

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) "grease the slippery slope to financial slavery and political tyranny," says Kennedy.

The new trade policy began April 1.