BHP's Iron Ore Deal Challenges Dollar's Commodity Dominance

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“It changes the rules of the trade and strengthens China’s pricing influence in the iron ore market,” Xu added. Under the deal, more than half of the pricing formula for some cargoes will be linked to...

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