US Dollar Ascent Continues: Why Its Bad News for BRICS in 2025
Despite ongoing de-dollarization efforts instituted by the global south, the US dollar has continued its ascent to start the year, with the development being bad news for the BRICS bloc in 2025. Indeed, key alliance nations like China and India have specifically suffered from the continued strengthening of the greenback. The global economy is now observing whether or not its continued increase in value can continue over the course of the next 12 months. Moreover, with US President-elect Donald Trump’s 100% tariff warning looming, how committed to de-dollarization the BRICS alliance remains to be seen. Source: Getty Images Also Read: BRICS Fail to Challenge US Dollar in 2024: Can They This Year? BRICS Get Harsh Reality in 2025: US Dollar Continues to Strengthen Over the last two years, the BRICS bloc has embraced de-dollarization like never before. With sanctions implemented by the West in 2022, the bloc has sought to challenge the region’s hegemony by embracing trade in loca...