Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions – The Final Demise Of The Dollar Hegemony?

Authored by Patrick Lawrence via ConsortiumNews.com, The Trump administration’s incessant sanctions wars are curbing the dollar’s global hegemony and speeding the demise of U.S. empire... The .....»»

As US re-imposes sanctions on Iran, former two-term Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has spoken out against the current US hegemony. As RT notes, Ahamdinejad says the dollar is one of the ma.....»»

US Says Latest Sanctions Have Finally Thwarted Russia-Germany NS2 Gas Pipeline The Trump administrated is claiming to have successfully thwarted the multi-billion dollar Russia-Germany gas pipeline known as Nord Stream 2, after US san.....»»

Will The US Obsession With Sanctions Destroy The Dollar? Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, .....»»

Halkbank is charged with participating in a multibillion-dollar scheme (NEW YORK) — A major Turkish bank was criminally charged in an indictment Tuesday with participating in a multibillion-dollar scheme to.....»»

Shares of Turkey's Halkbank plunged as much 7% on Wednesday, despite a ban on short selling, after U.S. prosecutors charged the state-owned lender with taking part in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran......»»

Federal prosecutors in New York on Tuesday charged Turkey's Halkbank with taking part in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran......»»

Oil prices exploded higher today, helped by a weaker dollar, after the U.S. announced plans to intensify sanctions on Iran and Russia said it would trim production in September. But after last week's huge draws, all eyes are back on the inventory picture .....»»

The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday adopted final findings against U.S. duties imposed on a range of Chinese imports, effectively giving Beijing a green light to seek compensatory sanctions......»»

The European Central Bank says the euro has gained ground on the dollar as a global currency used for government reserves, rebounding from historic lows as U.S. sanctions deter some country's use of the U.S. currency......»»

Iran sanctions have spurred Europe and India to devise systems to trade with Tehran without using the U.S. currency. The alternative methods diminish the power of the U.S. to impose its policies around the globe......»»

The new sanctions on banks and businesses would be aimed at choking off trade including Iran’s petrochemical sales to Singapore and its consumer-goods sales to Afghanistan......»»

The new sanctions on banks and businesses would be aimed at choking off trade including Iran’s petrochemical sales to Singapore and its consumer-goods sales to Afghanistan......»»

Crude oil jumped almost 3% on Monday after the United States said it will take more steps to choke off Iranian oil exports, while U.S. equities were little changed as Wall Street braced for corporate results in a busy earnings week......»»

Crude oil jumped almost 3% on Monday after the United States said it will tighten a clamp-down on Iranian oil exports in May while U.S. equities were little changed as Wall Street braced for corporate results in a busy earnings week......»»

The Russian currency has plunged against the U.S. dollar since Washington slapped sanctions on Moscow, but residents are taking the fall in stride. Fred Katayama reports......»»

The Russian currency has plunged against the U.S. dollar since Washington slapped sanctions on Moscow, but residents are taking the fall in stride. Fred Katayama reports.  &#.....»»

The Ruble has collapsed to its weakest against the dollar since Dec 2016, crashing over 8% since the last round of US sanctions hit. The fallout from the latest set of US sa.....»»

Nabil al-Jurani/AP Oil prices jumped to their highest since late 2014 on Monday on a deepening economic crisis in Venezuela and worries that the Unites States could re-impose sanctions on Iran. The dollar neared i.....»»

Any new U.S. sanctions would likely affect European multinationals, if they have big business stateside or use the U.S. dollar or American banks in transactions......»»