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Petrodollar Explained: How Oil Built the Dollar's Global Dominance

What the petrodollar system is, how the 1974 Saudi-US deal created it, why it matters for global finance, and whether China and BRICS could end dollar dominance in oil markets.

Mar 12, 2026