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How Global Trade Is Splitting Into Two Separate Systems
The trade-weighted US dollar index hits 120.5, imports surge past $4.3 trillion, and the US trade deficit widens to $77.6 billion. Meanwhile, the yuan holds at 6.78 per dollar, and emerging market ETFs show mixed signals. Lucas and Luna explore a structural shift: global trade is quietly fracturing into a US-led bloc and a China-led bloc, driven by tariffs, technology controls, and currency alignment. They examine how companies like Apple and Tesla are building parallel supply chains, what the rising dollar means for developing economies, and why the old WTO framework can't keep up. A…
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