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paulblustein.bsky.social
Ex-newspaper guy (WashPost, WSJ) turned book author Latest book, "King Dollar," on USD dominance (Yale Univ. Press, pub. date 3/18/25) Resident of Japan, perpetrator of many gaijin faux pas www.paulblustein.com
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My book KING DOLLAR is lauded as “scholarly and readable” in the Times Literary Supplement by the great Edward Chancellor, who knows a thing or two about writing scholarly and readable books. www.the-tls.co.uk/politics-soc...

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Based on spurious claims that US dollar dominance depends on mass issuance of stablecoins, Big Crypto is pushing stablecoin legislation thru Congress. Soon they'll be making similar claims for a "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve." Want to know how dumb this is? Have I got a book for you!

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If only our conversation had afforded an opportunity for one of the hilarious dad jokes for which @rajakorman.bsky.social is justly famous. But in other respects, it was a great discussion, as I hope viewers will agree.

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König Dollar! Here's a laudatory review of my book and Ken Rogoff's in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Not that I read German, but thanks to Google Translate I could see that it was quite positive. Danke Schön, FAZ! www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...

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King Dollar: The Past and Future of the World’s Dominant Currency — @paulblustein.bsky.social breaks down why the U.S. dollar remains dominant—and what could shake that power—in this #RhodesCenter book talk on King Dollar. (VIDEO)

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Here I am flogging KING DOLLAR, my recently-published book, at the Ivy League! Specifically, I gave a keynote talk at a conference on dollar dominance at Brown University on May 2, just posted on Youtube. I gave a similar talk the day before at Princeton. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zgF...

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Creating new dollars with relaxed oversight will keep America dominant in the field of creating new dollars with relaxed oversight

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Absolutely thrilled to announce a book talk with finance journalism legend Paul Blustein (us EM old-timers especially remember The Chastening & And the Money Kept Rolling In, among so many others) on his latest, King Dollar. May 21 from 11am-noon EST. Perfect timing! quincyinst.org/events/book-...

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Nothing to see here, just the Middle East envoy's son traveling the world, hat in hand, accepting "investments" in a crypto project directly benefiting President Trump.

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Squawk Box Asia had some good questions about the dollar and specifically my book on the subject, so I was happy to oblige! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9m6...

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If only Ken Rogoff and I were advocates of the gold standard, this review of our books might have been glowing! But goldbugs we ain't. At least the review is...thought-provoking. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

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As the author of KING DOLLAR, a newly-published book that says dollar dominance “is almost impregnable…barring catastrophic missteps by the US government,” I must say I’m staggered by the flood of such missteps since Jan. 20, the latest doozy being Trump’s attack on the Fed. (1/7)

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As the author of KING DOLLAR, a newly-published book that says dollar dominance “is almost impregnable…barring catastrophic missteps by the US government,” I must say I’m staggered by the flood of such missteps since Jan. 20, the latest doozy being Trump’s attack on the Fed. (1/7)

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My Trade Secrets today. Trump's desperation for deals will mean govts assembling gift baskets of dusty old tchotchkes & calling them concessions. Relatedly, ever wondered why he rabbits on about dropping bowling balls on Japanese cars? It's about a barrier to trade, yes, but the US needs to fix it.

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1) Confidence in the safety of US Treasuries is in unprecedented peril, thanks to Donald Trump! 2) The dollar will remain the global dominant currency! Can both 1) and 2) be true? As the author of this newly-published book, I’ve been giving that matter a lot of thought. 🧵

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Newsletter: Inside the Trump family’s sprawling crypto empire — from memecoins to mining — and how Trump is using presidential power to dismantle the regulators who could stop it. www.citationneeded.news/trump-crypto...

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As the author of KING DOLLAR, a newly-published book that says USD dominance is "almost impregnable...barring catastrophic missteps by the US government," I must say this @financialtimes.com piece brilliantly enumerates such missteps that Trump & Co. are taking. But note the qualifier! (1/6)

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It’s fine for the dollar to lose ground against the yen and euro for a while. Trump's tariffs are poor policy; US prestige has taken a hit. But the greenback has been given last rites plenty of times before. It still rules the FX world. My column explains   www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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The Trump White House's desperation to sanewash a trade strategy is showing, and it's giving me a headache. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

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Floggings of my book KING DOLLAR will continue until morale improves! Here's pix from yesterday's flogging in Tokyo at Temple University Japan.

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Another excellent piece by @mosseco.bsky.social--which, like the article I just posted by @davidjlynch.bsky.social, I would commend even if I weren't quoted in it! www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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An excellent article by @davidjlynch.bsky.social, which I would heartily recommend even if I weren't quoted in it!

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