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Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar (apnews.com)
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His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

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[–] obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 2 months ago

He also wants inflation, as that reduces the real value of the debt on his real estate holdings.