Trump threatens BRICS with tariffs if they replace US dollar – DW – 01/31/2025
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US President Donald Trump has threatened BRICS nations with 100% tariffs if they replace the US dollar as reserve currency. He has also threatened Canada and Mexico with tariffs.

Summary

Trump has threatened BRICS nations with 100% tariffs if they attempt to replace the US dollar as the global reserve currency, calling them “seemingly hostile countries.”

BRICS, which includes major economies like China, India, and Russia, has been discussing an alternative reserve currency, especially after Western sanctions on Russia.

The power of the US dollar in the world has strengthened recently. It remains the world’s primary reserve currency and there is a huge worldwide reliance on it.

  • @DocusEnglish
    36•1 month ago

    Yes, that is my understanding of project 2025.

    • qyronEnglish
      10•1 month ago

      Can I offer you an encouragement biscuit?

        • @XanthobillyEnglish
          4•1 month ago

          That sounds delicious. What treatment toppings did you administer?

            • @XanthobillyEnglish
              1•1 month ago

              Rocket?! To the moon, Elon. The rest of that sounds like woke foreign shit. /s

      • @DocusEnglish
        5•1 month ago

        Thank you for your kind offer, but before I accept: what am I looking at here?

        • qyronEnglish
          13•1 month ago

          It’s a local pastry. A traditional recipe. I bake it myself.

          There is no fixed recipe. It uses plain flour, leavening agent, olive oil, grape alcohol (aguardente), eggs and sugar. The dough itself is to be very low on sweetness.

          Everything is mixed together until it forms a heavy batter, that is then spooned onto a oven tray in dollops, sprinkled with sugar, and baked in medium/high pre heated oven.

          Goes well with strong, black coffee.

          p.s.

          Here is another picture.

            • qyronEnglish
              3•1 month ago

              Portuguese.

              We have, technically, two grape alcohols: distilled wine or the distilled leftovers of the wine making process (bagaço).

              I was referring to the second one. It’s a clear alcohol, with strenght varying from 21% up to 75% (anything above 41% is technically illegal but privates still make the really hard stuff).

              It is supposed to be flavour neutral (if it kills your taste buds it does become, along with everything else…) but in reality it still carries some of the flavours of the grapes/wine and it can accentuate other flavours.

              It is used as a secondary leavening agent in traditional pastries, especially for very heavy doughs, as the alcohol evaporates and areates the doughs.