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Saleha Mohsin is a senior Washington correspondent for Bloomberg News, where she covers policy, politics, and power in Washington, DC. Saleha is also the author of a new book titled, *Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order,* and she joins David on Macro Musings to talk about it. Specifically, David and Saleha also discuss the intelligence and enforcement tools of the US Treasury, the basics and importance of SWIFT, the effectiveness of US sanctions, and a lot more.
 
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*Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order* by Saleha Mohsin
 
*The Big Take* hosted by Saleha Mohsin
 
Timestamps:
 
(00:00:00) – Intro
 
(00:03:43) – The Weaponization of the Dollar on the Global Stage
 
(00:08:55) – The Intelligence and Enforcement Tools of the US Treasury Department
 
(00:13:10) – Breaking Down SWIFT and Its Importance
 
(00:18:27) – Sanctioning Russian Oligarchs
 
(00:22:42) – The Importance and Significance of Robert Rubin
 
(00:25:29) – The George W. Bush of the Treasury Department
 
(00:37:42) – Breaking Down the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
 
(00:41:06) – The Trump Administration, China, and the Rise of Populism
 
(00:45:30) – Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Russia Sanctions
 
(00:51:18) – Threats to the US in the Future
 
(00:52:48) – Outro

Josh Hendrickson is the chair of the department of economics at the University of Mississippi and is the author of a new paper that looks at dollar dominance through the broad historical perspective of what is called the “Treasury Standard.” Josh is also a returning guest to Macro Musings, and he rejoins the podcast to talk about this paper and the Treasury Standard concept. David and Josh also discuss the state’s monopoly over money, the path to global dollar dominance, the path dependency of the dollar system, and a lot more.
 
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*The Treasury Standard: Causes and Consequences* by Joshua Hendrickson
 
*If Things Are So Great, Why Don’t People Think So?* by Josh Hendrickson
 
*The Cost of Money is Part of the Cost of Living: New Evidence on the Consumer Sentiment Anomaly* by Marijn Bolhuis, Judd Cramer, Karl Schulz, and Lawrence Summers
 
*On a Correct Measure of Inflation* by Armen Alchian and Benjamin Klein

Julia Coronado is the president and founder of MacroPolicy Perspectives, a Wall Street research firm. Julia was also recently the president of the National Association of Business Economists, and she has served as an economist on Wall Street and at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Julia is also a returning guest to Macro Musings, and she rejoins the podcast to talk about the prospects of a productivity surge, the Fed’s journey to a soft landing, the state of the commercial real estate market, and more.
 
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Isabel Schnabel is a Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, and she joins David on Macro Musings to talk about the ECB and its new operational framework. Specifically, David and Isabel also discuss the structure, operations, and monetary policy instruments of the ECB, the history of its operating framework, the details surrounding its new regime, and more.
 
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*The Eurosystem’s Operational Framework* - Speech by Isabel Schnabel at the Money Market Contact Group meeting
 
Slides for *The Eurosystem’s Operational Framework* by Isabel Schnabel
 
*Back to Normal?* Balance Sheet Size and Interest Rate Control* - Speech by Isabel Schnabel at an event organized by Columbia University and SGH Macro Advisors
 
Slides for *Back to Normal? Balance Sheet Size and Interest Rate Control* by Isabel Schnabel

Andy Levin is a professor of economics at Dartmouth University and a former senior staffer at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Christina Parajon Skinner is a legal scholar at the University of Pennsylvania and formerly was legal counsel to the Bank of England. Andy and Christina have co-authored a new article titled, *Central Bank Undersight: Assessing the Fed’s Accountability to Congress,* and they rejoin David on Macro Musings to talk about it. Specifically, they discuss the Fed’s power under a constitutional authority, the three sources of Fed undersight, proposals for reform, and more.
 
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*Central Bank Undersight: Assessing the Fed’s Accountability to Congress* by Andrew Levin and Christina Parajon Skinner
 
*Andrew Levin on the Costs and Benefits of QE4 and the Future of the Fed’s Balance Sheet* by Macro Musings

Anat Admati is a professor of finance and economics at Stanford University and is the coauthor of the 2013 book, *The Bankers’ New Clothes: What’s Wrong With Banking and What to Do About It.* Anat is also a returning guest to Macro Musings and she rejoins the podcast to talk about the 2024 expanded edition of the same book, as well as the most recent developments in banking. David and Anat also discuss the effectiveness of post-financial crisis regulations, the design and impact of Basel III Endgame, the fallout from the most recent regional banking crisis, and a lot more.
 
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*The Bankers’ New Clothes: What’s Wrong With Banking and What to Do About It – New and Expanded Edition* by Anat Admati and Martin Hellwig
 
*The Parade of Bankers’ New Clothes Continues: 34 Flawed Claims Debunked* by Anat Admati and Martin Hellwig
 
*Anat Admati on Debt, Equity, and Financial Instability* by Macro Musings
 
*Anat Admati on the Perils of Corporate Debt and How COVID-19 Relief Efforts Have Gone Wrong* by Macro Musings
 
*Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free: And Other Paradoxes of Our Broken Legal System* by Jed Rakoff