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The 46th ASEAN summit kicked off on Monday in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur and China and Indonesia signed a historic deal to settle payments in local currencies waving goodbye to the US dollar. The summit saw the alliance scrambling to safeguard their economies from Trump’s trade wars and tariffs. ASEAN countries saw more dependency on China and extended trade deals with the Communist country and not the US this time around. Also Read: Malaysia Says 10% US Tariff Floor Is Acceptable as Zero Becomes Unlikely At the ASEAN summit, China and Indonesia signed several major projects to deepen economic involvement and use local currencies for cross-border settlements. The development would boost both China and Indonesia’s GDP as the US dollar will not be involved in the transactions. The US dollar is being ignored by all major alliances as emerging economies are prioritizing local currencies for trade first. ASEAN Summit: China & Indonesia Sign Deals to Transact in Local C...

The de-dollarization agenda is gaining steam as a total of 12 countries have mutually agreed to abandon the US dollar for trade. The dozen countries have taken to local currencies for cross-border transactions to end reliance on the US dollar. The development indicates that emerging economies want to strengthen their local currencies and give them a boost in the forex markets. The global hegemony of the USD is on a slippery slope and developing countries want to fill in the void. Also Read: De-Dollarization: Will Donald Trump Crush Anti-USD Movement? After the White House pressed sanctions on Russia in February 2022, the de-dollarization initiative was officially kick-started. Both Russia and China went on a world tour, convincing other countries to ditch the US dollar. The idea seemed lucrative as it provided a chance for local currencies to gain an upper hand in the markets. Also Read: Trump’s Treasury Pick Reveals $500K Bitcoin Stake via BlackRock ETF De-Dollarization Rising: 12 Cou...

23 countries have formally submitted their applications to join the BRICS alliance before the 2024 summit. The countries hail from Asia, Africa, and South America and are all emerging economies that want to use local currencies for trade instead of the US dollar. Find out how many sectors in the US will be affected if BRICS ditches the dollar for trade. Also Read: XRP in September: Buy or Sell? Find What Experts Think Inside! The development indicates that the bloc is lucrative to emerging economies as it provides a solution to help their local currencies grow. The BRICS alliance is at the forefront of the de-dollarization agenda, and developing countries are finding the initiative productive. Apart from 23 countries officially submitting their applications to join the bloc, 24 nations have informally expressed their interest in joining the BRICS alliance. Thus, the total number of countries willing to join BRICS has grown to 47. Also Read: Shiba Inu Member Explains How SHIB Can Reach...