The Big View

The Roman denarius and Florentine florin rose and fell with economic and military power. Will the US dollar face the same fate? In this episode of The Big View, Berkeley economist Barry Eichengreen tells Peter Thal Larsen why history suggests the greenback’s prospects are weak.

Money Beyond Borders: Global Currencies from Croesus to Crypto

The Big View: What could knock King Dollar off its throne

The Big View: Why financial warfare could backfire on the US

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The year since the US president’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff war has produced many surprises. In this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen and IMD Business School’s Simon Evenett discuss why dire forecasts fizzled, how China levies fell to 26%, and why a larger jolt looms.

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The Big View: What Trump’s tariff tantrum will do to world trade

The Big View: Why Trump’s trade assault will fail and keep going

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It’s easy to be glum about a continent grappling with US tariffs, cuts to aid, and climate change. Yet Joe Studwell, author of ‘How Africa Works’, says the conditions for development are in place. In this episode of The Big View, he tells Peter Thal Larsen why he’s optimistic.

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new government can curb excess competition and speed industrial consolidation. On this episode of The Big View, Monex’s Jesper Koll tells Una Galani that borrowing will not rise, while higher interest rates will reshape equity markets.

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Big Tech is splurging around $700 bln on artificial intelligence investments this year, while others are braced for disruption. In this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Andrew Sheets, Morgan Stanley’s head of fixed income research, about what happens next.

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