The United States and Saudi Arabia have been tied at the hip for decades. But now, it’s looking like the Kingdom is ready to ...
Reports of Saudi Arabia ending the longstanding petrodollar deal with the US emerged last week, sparking online discussions ...
On June 9, there was a rash of reports that Saudi Arabia would not be renewing its 50-year-old petrodollar agreement with the US. Thus ended an extended period when the US dollar pretty much had a ...
Nixon negotiated a deal with Saudi Arabia whereby in exchange for arms and protection, the Saudis would denominate all future sales of oil in U.S. dollars. “More than 10,000 financial ...
A quiet revolution is reshaping the foundations of global finance. The Petrodollar system, which has underpinned the international oil trade and U.S. financial power for half a century, faces ...
IN THE 1970s, the petrodollar became the symbol of a seismic power shift in global finance, the arrival of the Arabs as the new priesthood of money in the Third World. Of course, vast wealth ...