Category: Geopolitics
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What is the Plaza Accord?
The Plaza Accord was a global agreement in 1985 to reset the exchange rates of several leading currencies (including the US Dollar)
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What is De-Dollarization?
The global shift away from a trade system and supply chain centered around the US Dollar.
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What is a sovereign debt crisis?
Most nations operate using credit. A strong dollar and high interest rates can lead some nations to default on their debt.
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China’s Belt & Road Initiative
China is building infrastructure to expand trade routes from Asia to Europe & Africa
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What is the Eurodollar?
The Eurodollar market is an offshore lending exchange for dollar used in shadow banking system.
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What is the Dollar Milkshake Theory?
why does the dollar continue to rise in value in spite of record high inflation?
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What is the Petrodollar?
The petrodollar is an agreement between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. to buy oil in dollars, in exchange for military support.
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Could the FDIC take over Coinbase?
Could the Dodd-Frank Act force the FDIC to take over Coinbase after the next financial crash?
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The Reserve Currency Dilemma
Countries who issue a global reserve currency harm their export sector as a result. This is known as the Triffin Dilemma
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Is Bretton Woods 3.0 Coming?
The Bretton Woods agreement signed in 1944 created the global economy. Understanding this is important as we migrate to a new global arrangement.