BREAKDOWN: Lyn Alden on Why the Dollar System No Longer Serves the US or the World
- Author
- CoinDesk
- Published
- Mon 18 Jan 2021
- Episode Link
- https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/the-breakdown-with-nlw/lyn-alden-dollar-system-not-working-for-anyone
This is an encore presentation of NLW’s first interview with macro analyst Lyn Alden, from May 2020. In it, they discuss:
Why we’re at the end of a strong dollar cycle
Why the Federal Reserve is terrified of the global dollar shortage
The difference in creditor vs. debtor nations
The concept of the Triffin dilemma
Why Japan has been able to print money without seeing rampant inflation
Why we have inflationary and deflationary forces competing to influence the U.S. economy
Why debt is going to matter more than ever
What alternatives to the USD system might look like
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