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The Ant and the Grasshopper: A Window into Macro Part I

Marc Chandler August 08, 2020

Spurred by a few op-ed pieces and a couple of investment bank "research" notes, the mainstream and social media have been talking about others talking about the dollar losing its reserve status or its larger role in the global economy. Few appear to really think it is likely in anything that approaches the time horizon of most investors…

The Ant and the Grasshopper: A Window into Macro Part I The Ant and the Grasshopper: A Window into Macro Part I

Reviewed by Marc Chandler on August 08, 2020 Rating: 5

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Cool Video: Weaponization of the Dollar and the Search for an Alternative

Marc Chandler December 17, 2019

I talked to Rick Santelli on CNBC earlier today about the dollar. A link to the video clip can be found here. Our brief discussion had two components. In the first, talked about the seemingly never-ending quest for an alternative to the dollar. I have argued that the biggest threat to the greenback's role in economics and finance does not …

Cool Video: Weaponization of the Dollar and the Search for an Alternative Cool Video: Weaponization of the Dollar and the Search for an Alternative

Reviewed by Marc Chandler on December 17, 2019 Rating: 5

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Making Sense of the Dollar: Ten Years Later

Marc Chandler August 12, 2019

My first book, Making Sense of the Dollar, was published by Bloomberg Press ten years ago this week. It was named a Bronze medal winner by Independent Publishers. It sought to counter the declinists of the period who, understandably, if even mistakenly, thought the dollar was on an exorable path that had been carved by sterling as it lost numera…

Making Sense of the Dollar: Ten Years Later Making Sense of the Dollar: Ten Years Later

Reviewed by Marc Chandler on August 12, 2019 Rating: 5

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New Book: Political Economy of Tomorrow

Marc Chandler February 13, 2017

My new book,Political Economy of Tomorrowhas just been published, and it is available onAmazon. The book is not a sequel to my first book,Making Sense of the Dollar. There is very little about the foreign exchange market in the new book. However, it is not wholly new cloth either. There is a journalist-cum-presidential adviser at the turn of th…

New Book: Political Economy of Tomorrow New Book: Political Economy of Tomorrow

Reviewed by Marc Chandler on February 13, 2017 Rating: 5

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Does Making Sense of the Dollar still Make Sense?

Marc Chandler August 19, 2012

Today is the third anniversary of the publication of my book, Making Sense of the Dollar: Exposing Dangerous Myths about Trade and Foreign Exchange. The book presented big picture and long-term arguments about the future of the dollar and, more generally, the US commercial expansion strategy.
The thesis of the book is simply that the dollar a…

Does Making Sense of the Dollar still Make Sense?