- E.U.’s Attempt at Creating an Alternate Payment System. Yes, world leaders laughed at Trump. But there was another, less obvious sign of diminishing U.S. influence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/09/26/yes-world-leaders-laughed-trump-theres-another-less-obvious-sign-diminishing-us-influence/?noredirect=on 14 comments economy