Trump’s Threats About the Dollar Could Push Other Countries to Find Alternatives

Trump’s Threats About the Dollar Could Push Other Countries to Find Alternatives

President-elect Donald J. Trump threatened to impose tariffs on countries that seek to replace the dollar in trade or undermine its global reserve currency status.
Will Trump’s Dollar Diplomacy Roil Global Trade?

Will Trump’s Dollar Diplomacy Roil Global Trade?

The President-elect is demanding the so-called BRICS countries pledge fealty to the greenback, or risk a new wave of tariffs.
BRICS May Add More Countries to the Group. Here’s What to Know.

BRICS May Add More Countries to the Group. Here’s What to Know.

Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Indonesia and Egypt are among the potential candidates to expand the five-nation bloc, many of them seeking stronger ties with non-Western powers. Iran is also interested.
China Works to Expand its Sway in Africa Amid Rivalry With the U.S.

China Works to Expand its Sway in Africa Amid Rivalry With the U.S.

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, pitches his country as a leader of the developing world, rallying support for an alternative to the U.S.-dominated global order.