Australia’s mining giants are aiding China’s push to internationalise its currency and reduce the dominance of the US dollar, as they gradually shift towards using the yuan for financing and settlements, analysts said.China has been using its heft as the world’s dominant iron ore buyer to push global mining companies to adopt the yuan. And several firms are already making the switch, with China’s relatively low interest rates becoming an added incentive.BHP, the world’s largest mining company, became the latest firm to start using a yuan-based spot index to price some of its iron ore products last month, after concluding a deal with the China-mineral-resources-group" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="126144" data-entity-type="organization">China Mineral Resources Group.
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WED · 2026-05-13 · 01:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0513-75765
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How Australia’s mining giants are helping China to globalise the yuan
Australian mining giants are increasingly facilitating China's ambition to globalize the yuan and lessen the US dollar's influence. These companies are shifting towards using the yuan for financing and settlements, driven by China's significant demand for iron ore and its relatively low interest rates.
Kandy WongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-13 · 01:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Australian mining giants are increasingly facilitating China's ambition to globalize the yuan and lessen the US dollar's influence. These companies are shifting towards using the yuan for financing and settlements, driven by China's significant demand for iron ore and its relatively low interest rates. BHP, the world's largest mining company, recently began pricing some iron ore products using a yuan-based spot index following an agreement with China Mineral Resources Group. This trend indicates a growing adoption of the yuan in international commodity trade, directly supported by major players in the Australian mining sector.
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BHP has started using a yuan-based spot index to price some of its iron ore products.
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China is using its position as the dominant iron ore buyer to encourage global mining companies to adopt the yuan.
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Australia's mining giants are helping China internationalise its currency and reduce US dollar dominance.
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China's relatively low interest rates are an added incentive for firms to switch to the yuan.
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