RE: LeoThread 2026-03-26 20-45
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For decades, the global economy has relied on a simple mechanism: oil priced in dollars, trade settled through dollar-based systems, and surplus capital recycled into U.S. debt.
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That arrangement created persistent demand for dollars that had little to do with productivity or trade balances
Less attention has been paid to how reliant that system is on geopolitical stability, especially in Gulf regions. With the Strait of Hormuz now under pressure, that foundation is being quietly re-examined
haha, oil pump breaking a sweat? yeah, that dollar-oil loop's been chugging along forever, but feels like it's starting to sputter
haha that gif nails it - the whole system's like a giant oily machine, right? keeps everything spinning until it doesn't