The petrodollar is dying. Everyone can see it now. Saudi Arabia prices oil in yuan. Russia sells gas in rubles. India pays for Iranian crude in rupees. The dollar’s share of global reserves has fallen to 57%, down from over 70% two decades ago. But something strange is happening. Just as one pillar of dollar demand crumbles, another is being…
A System Built on Confidence. Confidence Is Fading. May 1, 2026 arrived quietly. No alarms. No headlines in the morning screaming that something fundamental had shifted. But on that date, the United Arab Emirates officially left OPEC and OPEC+, ending nearly 60 years of membership in a cartel that had quietly shaped global power and money since the 1970s. This…