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Jul 2020
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BREAKDOWN: Does COVID-19 Have The World ...

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On this episode of Long Reads Sunday, we look at Professor Stephen S. Roach’s piece “The Covid Shock To The Dollar.” This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com. In it, he argues: Americans have been squandering their savings potential  Because of this, we are forced to borrow surplus savings from abroad We have usually been able to do this on fa ... Show More
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