De-Dollarization: BRICS Shifts $260 Billion Trade Away from Dollar

Amid concerns over America’s surging $34.6 trillion debt, the BRICS nations are moving away from the dollar in their trading practices. China and Russia, key members of the alliance, plan to execute $260 billion in trade exclusively using the Russian ruble, Chinese yuan, and some euros, sidestepping the American dollar entirely. This strategy, expected to be adopted by other BRICS members soon, has prompted a mixed response of diplomacy and threats from the U.S.