Logo 17 Mar 2022

A Saudi switcheroo

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On Tuesday, the WSJ scooped that Saudi Arabia and China are in talks to price some oil contracts in RMB.
Some context: In 1974, Saudi Arabia – the world’s top crude exporter – agreed to price its oil sales in dollars in exchange for, among other things, advanced US weapons.

Today, 80% of global oil...