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MASSIVE Cracks in the Petrodollar: How Europe and the Global South Are Redrawing the Currency Map
The long-dominant petrodollar system, where global oil trade was almost entirely conducted in US dollars, is facing its most serious challenge in decades. What was once America’s greatest financial advantage is now showing visible cracks, driven by BRICS-led dedollarization and a growing shift in Europe’s strategic thinking.
Recent estimates suggest that around 20% of global oil trade is now settled in non-US dollar currencies, a sharp break from the earlier near-100% dollar dominance. Countries such as Russia, China, India, and Brazil are increasingly using local currencies and building alternative payment systems, reducing reliance on US-controlled financial channels.
The shift is no longer limited to the Global South. In Europe, Christine Lagarde, head of the European Central Bank and former IMF chief, has openly warned about the world’s over-reliance on the US dollar. She has highlighted growing investor unease over the unpredictability and politicization of the US financial system and has called for strengthening the global role of the euro.
Data supports this concern. The US dollar’s share of global reserves has fallen from about 71% to nearly 56%, while alternative currencies are steadily gaining space. At the same time, major economies are cutting US Treasury holdings, signaling a move away from dollar-heavy reserves.
Russia has gone further. According to statements from VTB Bank, nearly 100% of Russia’s trade with India and China is now settled in national currencies, and over 60% of BRICS trade has shifted away from the dollar.
The message is clear: the petrodollar is not collapsing overnight, but its monopoly is ending. With Europe questioning dollar dependence and BRICS building parallel financial infrastructure, the world is steadily moving toward a multipolar currency system, one where the dollar is dominant, but no longer unquestioned.
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