Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Iran War 5, 'Petroyuan' and Petrodollar

The term "Petroyuan" has been coming up more casually recently. Whether this will evolve into global adoption is still a question. Anyway, see some stories below. Cheers.
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China’s yuan may be going global faster than Western data suggests, analysts say

Sylvia Ma, 6 Apr 2026 

https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3348907/chinas-yuan-may-be-going-global-faster-western-data-suggests-analysts-say


War in Iran Tests the Petrodollar as China’s Yuan Gains Ground
The Deutsche Bank assessment from last week indicated that the ongoing conflict might trigger the decline of petrodollar supremacy while starting the petroyuan system.
SYED SALMAN MEHDI, APRIL 4, 2026

Trump turning China’s yuan into world’s next safe haven
As Trump batters the Fed, dollar and US credibility, China’s yuan bonds are slowly but surely filling the safe-haven void
By WILLIAM PESEK, APRIL 3, 2026

Dollar dominance is reinforced by the global oil trade, but the Iran war could give rise to the ‘petroyuan’ as the U.S. security shield weakens
By Jason Ma, March 28, 2026

Iran war could boost China’s ‘petroyuan’ and weaken US dollar dominance, analysts say
China launched yuan-denominated oil futures contracts in 2018, though US dollar-based contracts continue to dominate.
Ralph Jennings, 26 Mar 2026

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