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美国迎来坏消息,13国联合发布通知,美方关税大棒已然失效
Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-05-06 08:53

Group 1 - The article discusses the transformation of the global financial system, highlighting how the U.S. has rewritten globalization rules to its advantage, effectively becoming a "wealth harvesting machine" through its dollar hegemony [1] - By 2025, the dollar is projected to account for 58.7% of global foreign exchange reserves, allowing the U.S. to extract $2.3 trillion annually in seigniorage, which is more than three times Saudi Arabia's annual oil export revenue and equivalent to Brazil's total GDP [1] - The article illustrates how U.S. monetary policy, particularly quantitative easing, has led to inflation and asset bubbles in emerging markets while keeping U.S. inflation below 2% through financial derivatives [1] Group 2 - The U.S. "supply chain security tariffs" are described as a last-ditch effort of a declining hegemony, impacting global supply chains indiscriminately, with South Korean semiconductor costs rising by 53% due to tariffs [2] - The article notes a significant decline in the dollar's usage in global trade settlements, dropping from 62% in 2016 to 47% in 2025, marking a historical low [2] - Emerging economies are forming counter-alliances, such as ASEAN's cross-border digital currency corridor, which has reduced the dollar's usage in regional trade from 81% in 2022 to 39% in 2025 [2]