The present crop of shit-puppets that passes for "political elites" in this benighted shit-hole country have walked us, eyes wide shut, into a financial "kill box".
Rise of the Petroyuan: The End of the Petrodollar’s Reign and the Impact on Global Markets
"There will be a lot of extra dollars floating around suddenly looking for a home now that they are not needed to purchase oil.
As a result, a lot of oil money—hundreds of billions of dollars and perhaps trillions—that would typically flow through banks in New York in US dollars into US Treasuries will instead flow through Shanghai into yuan and gold.
The end of the petrodollar system is bad news for Americans. Unfortunately, there’s little any individual can practically do to change the course of these trends in motion."
Rise of the Petroyuan: The End of the Petrodollar’s Reign and the Impact on Global Markets
"There will be a lot of extra dollars floating around suddenly looking for a home now that they are not needed to purchase oil.
As a result, a lot of oil money—hundreds of billions of dollars and perhaps trillions—that would typically flow through banks in New York in US dollars into US Treasuries will instead flow through Shanghai into yuan and gold.
The end of the petrodollar system is bad news for Americans. Unfortunately, there’s little any individual can practically do to change the course of these trends in motion."