Jul 27

Where is Venezuela’s oil money?

When the United States took control of Venezuela's oil exports in early 2026, it collected an estimated $13 billion in crude sales — but the official ledger in Caracas records almost none of it, and six months on there is still no public accounting of where the money went. In thi ... Show More

37m 46s

Jul 19

The World's Best Stock Market Is Also Crashing!

South Korea has the best performing stock market in the world for the second year running — and it's also in the middle of one of the worst bear markets on earth. The KOSPI is down around 27% from its June peak, more than 1.2 million retail accounts have been hit with margin call ... Show More

37m 25s

Jul 12

Is Russia Actually Losing?

Russia's war economy is running out of road. Ukrainian drone strikes have knocked out roughly a third of Russia's oil refining capacity, forcing an energy superpower to ration petrol at home and import gasoline from India — while Crimea sits under a state of emergency with the ai ... Show More

33m 47s

Mar 2024

How the US Dollar Became an International Weapon of War

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US took a number of extraordinary steps to cut Moscow out of the international financial system. The country immediately was hit with a slew of sanctions. It was cut off from the SWIFT payment system and it even had its dollar reserves seiz ... Show More

46m 59s

Mar 2022

James Lord: Will the U.S. Dollar Still Prevail?

The U.S. and its allies have frozen the Central Bank of Russia’s foreign currency reserves, leading to questions about the safety of FX assets more broadly and the centrality of the U.S. dollar to the international financial system. Important note regardin ... Show More

4m 24s

Jun 2023

Preparing for a Post-Dollar Era

We asked Bain’s leading macro expert whether the dollar’s status as a global reserve currency is really under threat.

13m 2s

May 2023

The dominance of the US dollar

For over 80 years the US dollar has been king when it comes to global trade, is that beginning to change?We look at how the US dollar came to dominate global trade, ask what happens when a country runs out of dollars and explore why countries like China, India and Russia are star ... Show More

18m 53s

May 2025

Is the reign of the dollar over?

For decades, dollars have been the world's common financial language. Central banks everywhere hold dollars as a way to safely store their wealth. Countries, businesses, and people use it to trade; around 90% of all foreign exchange transactions involve dollars. It's the world's ... Show More

26m 14s

Nov 2023

The global power of the dollar

Gideon talks to Wally Adeyemo, US deputy Treasury Secretary, about the power of US financial sanctions to punish autocrats and dictators and curb terrorism. What exactly are these sanctions designed to do and how effective are they? Clip: PBS <stro ... Show More

24m 54s

May 2023

Will The U.S. Dollar Collapse As a Reserve Currency? - History of World Currency Explained

Do you think the U.S. dollar will collapse? Social media and geopolitical developments fuel the future of the U.S. dollar as the world's currency. Will it remain dominant, or will it be replaced? Only time will tell. In this video, Patrick Bet-David predicts the future of ... Show More

12m 24s

The Weaponization Of The Dollar