In a new verbal escalation, Donald Trump, the President-elect of the United States, has shaken global markets. Indeed, he has threatened to impose 100% customs duties on the nations of the BRICS alliance. This statement comes in a tense economic context, where the dollar, the pillar of international trade, is increasingly contested by emerging powers. Such a challenge to the monetary status quo could well reshape the global geopolitical balance, but also lead to major economic turbulence.
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