The Strong US Dollar

The global trucking industry is currently facing a significant challenge with a growing shortage of professional drivers. This situation extends beyond individual countries, impacting global commerce and logistics. As this crisis deepens, its effects on supply chains and the broa ...  Show more

The intersection of technology and legal complexities brings to the forefront a notable drama between a consumer electronics giant and a medical tech innovator. Skip Montreux and Samantha Vega discuss the patent dispute between Apple and Masimo. Beginning in 2020, this legal batt ...  Show more

The U.S. dollar is dramatically increasing in value. WSJ’s Julia-Ambra Verlaine unpacks what this means for the U.S. and other countries. Further Reading: - A Strong Dollar Is Front and Center for Wall Street  - Dollar Strength Lifts Americans’ Relative Spending Power  - Strong U ...  Show more

  The problem is the U.S. Economy is the U.S. Dollar. Since the 1970’s our country has functioned based on a fiat currency with nothing but perception holding it up. Our faith in the dollar may be our undoing. This week we talk with Richard Duncan (The Dollar Crisis, The New Depr ...  Show more

When it comes to international trade and finance, everyone pretty much speaks one language: the U.S. dollar. So when the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates and the dollar suddenly gets strong, it can cause huge headaches all over the world. Subscribe to Planet Money+ in Apple P ...  Show more

Send us a textThe sanctions on Russia’s central bank use the reserve currency status of the US dollar to punish an American adversary. Will the US dollar lose its exorbitant privilege? What currency might replace the US Dollar as a reserve currency?Patrick's Books:Statistics For ...  Show more