2026-06-01
1 小时 2 分钟Welcome to Macro Musings, where each week we pull back the curtain
and take a closer look at the most important macroeconomic issues of the past, present, and future.
I am your host, David Beckworth, a senior research fellow with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University,
and I'm glad you decided to join us.
Our guest today is Brendan Greeley.
Brendan is a veteran journalist from the Financial Times, Bloomberg,
and The Economist, and he has written a new book about the dollar.
It is titled The Almighty Dollar, 500 Years of the World's Most Powerful Money, and he joins us today to discuss it.
Brendan, welcome to the show.
Thank you so much.
I've been listening to this for years.
I'm really excited to be here.
Well, this is long overdue.
I have followed you for years.
Okay.
In fact, last time I think I saw you, I was watching a monitor
and you're in the FOMC press conference probably asking the chair questions about the latest meeting.
In fact, it's kind of interesting to have you here in the podcast
because not only are you no longer a financial journalist, you're a PhD student.
I am.