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Petrodollar Decline: How Cuba And Reshoring Reshape Markets

• Felix Nikolas Prehn

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The petrodollar system, established in 1974 when Saudi Arabia agreed to price oil exclusively in US dollars, is gradually losing its grip as BRICS nations trade in local currencies and demand for US Treasury bonds weakens. Felix Nikolas Prehn, an economist and former investment banker, traces the consequences: falling bond prices, rising interest rates and downward pressure on stock valuations. He argues the United States is pivoting toward friendshoring, securing energy access through Venezuela and eyeing Cuba, which holds some of the world's largest untapped deposits of cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements essential for batteries, defence and artificial intelligence. Prehn contends the smart money is watching the Caribbean rather than the Middle East, and that a weaker dollar favours hard assets such as gold and critical minerals. He advises reviewing dollar dependent holdings and long term bonds, and considering exposure to mining, infrastructure and supply chain firms in the western hemisphere.

In this episode:
00:00 Why the petrodollar shift matters for portfolios
03:29 Gold and silver miner trades from the past year
05:29 How the 1974 petrodollar agreement worked
07:14 Bond prices, interest rates and stock valuations
09:19 US friendshoring strategy and Venezuela energy access
11:49 Cuba's untapped cobalt, nickel and rare earth deposits
15:01 Mining, infrastructure and supply chain positioning
17:08 Weaker dollar outlook and the case for hard assets

Sources mentioned:
BRICS nations local currency trade arrangements
JP Morgan quarterly earnings reports, https://www.jpmorganchase.com
IAMGOLD Corporation (IAG), https://www.iamgold.com
US Geological Survey (cobalt and nickel data), https://www.usgs.gov

Felix Nikolas Prehn is an economist and former investment banker. He co-founded TradeVision.io and founded Winston Daily and The Prehn Institute. The Prehn Institute gives no financial advice, and neither does this podcast.

Newsletter: Winston Daily, https://winstondaily.com
Research: https://prehninstitute.com
Author site: https://felixprehn.com

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