this was excellent. complementary piece for anyone interested (and the Almighty Dollar if you want more)
War on Iran is changing the currency calculations of Gulf energy exporters. But the dollar’s global role depends on far more than the denomination of a barrel of oil
It was finally my turn to be the perfect guest. @tracyalloway.bsky.social got to ask about my dog and @weisenthal.bsky.social realized that if he were a 16th-century Saxon silver mine his coins would be called "weisenthaler." Mostly though we talked about the dollar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQJa...