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
Today
North Korea Denies It Was Behind $6.4B Binance Hack | CoinDesk Daily
DPRK denies it was behind the $6.4B Binance hack. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, denied the FBI's claim that Pyongyang's TraderTraitor group was behind the $6.4 billion Binance hack, calling it a political attack. But analytics firm Elliptic says the on-c ... Show More
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Yesterday
Bitcoin ETFs Hit by $643M Selloff as Binance Hack Shakes Crypto
On this episode of CoinDesk’s Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by co-host Tim Grant, Co-Founder and CEO of TensorX, as crypto reckons with the largest hack in its history. Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy at TRM Labs, breaks down the roug ... Show More
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Mar 2023
038 | Falling off a savings cliff?
Households in the US and Europe built up a sizable amount of excess savings during the pandemic. But this cash cushion is losing its fluff.
In this episode, we speak to Maxime Darmet, Senior Economist at Allianz Trade, and Patricia Pelayo Romero, Economist at Allianz, to find o ... Show More
15m 39s
Aug 2025
Across the Pond: What a weaker greenback means for global investors
The US dollar has suffered its sharpest first-half decline in over 50 years, raising questions about its safe-haven status and long-term dominance. We explore the drivers behind the dollar’s slide, the implications for international portfolios, and why now is the time for investo ... Show More
26m 23s
Apr 2025
The buck stops here? The threats to dollar primacy
Falling trust in the greenback is most apparent in bond-market moves. How close is the dollar to losing its status as the world’s go-to currency, and what could take its place? We take a look at Jordan Bardella, the young, polished, ever-rising star of France’s far right (11:56). ... Show More
23m 57s