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A Failure of Iran Nuclear Deal Could Upset Global Dollar Hegemony

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - July 24, 2015

There's a lot at stake in the recent Iran nuclear deal.

And it's not just about hard feelings or the possibility of Iran attaining nuclear weapons capability.

It has the ability to threaten U.S. dollar supremacy...

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A Failure of Iran Nuclear Deal Could Upset Global Dollar Hegemony

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - July 24, 2015

There's a lot at stake in the recent Iran nuclear deal.

And it's not just about hard feelings or the possibility of Iran attaining nuclear weapons capability.

It has the ability to threaten U.S. dollar supremacy...

Iran Nuclear Deal Will Lead to Inevitable Petrodollar Challenge

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - July 16, 2015

The Iran nuclear deal will be discussed in Congress over the next 60 days, subject to the same political back-and-forth it always has been.

So what exactly is in this Iran nuclear deal, and how should markets digest it?

The real story of intrigue, many may think, is oil. But investors should really be paying attention to the petrodollar...

The End of the Petrodollar Will Slaughter the U.S. Dollar

By Alex McGuire, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @AlexMcGuire92 - June 16, 2015

For the last 15 years, the U.S. dollar has been heading for total destruction due to the end of the petrodollar.

The petrodollar is a system in which every oil export around the world is priced in dollars.

It worked for 40 years – but now it’s one of five “flashpoints” that will trigger economic collapse…

It worked for 40 years - but now it's one of five "flashpoints" that will trigger economic collapse...

U.S. Financial War with Iran to Trigger Dollar Collapse

By Money Morning Staff Reports, Money Morning - June 11, 2015

The U.S. is waging a dangerous financial war with Iran right now.

And if it's not managed carefully, it could embolden the dollar's enemies to mount a counterattack on the U.S. currency.

Such a move could destroy the U.S. dollar as we know it...

Catalyst #2: Will the Petrodollar Collapse in 2015?

By Money Morning Staff Reports, Money Morning - June 2, 2015

Will the U.S. petrodollar collapse in 2015? If the world’s largest energy exporter and the world’s largest energy importer have their way, it may.

Watch the video to see how two countries are working to take down the U.S. petrodollar…

A Post-Petrodollar Play for Triple-Digit Gains

By Peter Krauth, Resource Specialist, Money Morning - September 23, 2014

It's now clear as day that both Russia and China are making concerted efforts to move off the petrodollar system.

I've previously written about this petrodollar phenomenon as a developing trend.

Well now it's no longer developing, it's in active mode.

The result of this trend will roil the currency markets, and we can expect these seismic shifts to affect the U.S. dollar and the stock market.

The changes open up profit opportunities, too, and I've found the perfect stock to benefit from the petrodollar's demise...

Time for a Post-Petrodollar Profit Play

By Peter Krauth, Resource Specialist, Money Morning - May 27, 2014

Beware of unintended consequences.

That's the advice I'd give Western leaders when imposing sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis.

You see, Putin's been racking up his air miles, hastening the pace to replace the petrodollar.

It's a topic I recently discussed here, along with an investment idea for a "counterattack."

At the end of Putin's two-day trip to China last week, the two nations signed a landmark natural gas supply deal, driving another large nail in the dollar's coffin.

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