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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by cabirum on Thursday April 03, 2025 @05:18AM (#43567025)
Trading in USD means that all your transactions become known by a third party (US). That is why everyone should be interested in cutting out the middle man.
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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by 8note on Thursday April 03, 2025 @05:24AM (#43567070)
they dont have to be its just more convenient.
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Re:US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China – 20% on EU by oblio on Thursday April 03, 2025 @10:16AM (#43570052)
That's the case for everything except for bartering or using commodities (gold, etc) as intermediate trading mediums.
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