ForEx, Monetary Policy, and Post-COVID Economies – Marc Chandler

In Episode #46, we are joined by Marc Chandler to discuss global currencies, foreign exchange, and global economic policies. We discuss:

• How developed and developing nations are weathering Covid and their post-Covid prospects.

• Whether debt-fueled Covid recovery monetary policies are smart, which nations are more likely to successfully employ such strategies, and which will struggle.

• U.S. Treasury bonds compared to the European bond market.

• What one generation owes to another generation in terms of its economic legacy.

• China's role in helping countries in its economic orbit recover from Covid.

• The role of a boutique foreign exchange provider in international business transactions.

• The interplay between global currencies and monetary policies.

• The role of virtual currencies and central banks' reactions to them.

• Countries on Marc's watchlist - for good and less good reasons.

• Reading, listening, and watching recommendations from:

  • Marc:

    • The Hidden Lives of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

    • The Weirdest People in the World by Joseph Henrich

  • Jonathan:

    • BYU's Conner Mantz is One of the Best Distance Runners in the World (Deseret News)

  • Fred:

    • A Foreign Service Murder (Foreign Service Journal)

We’ll see you next week when we sit down with James Cooper for a provocative conversation about international intellectual property.