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BREAKINGVIEWS-Global currencies have a rich past and poor future: podcast

ReutersMar 17, 2026 5:12 AM

By Peter Thal Larsen

LONDON, March 17 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Follow on Apple or Spotify. Listen on the Reuters app. Read the episode transcript.

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The Roman denarius and Florentine florin rose and fell with economic and military power. Will the US dollar face the same fate? In this episode of The Big View, Berkeley economist Barry Eichengreen tells Peter Thal Larsen why history suggests the greenback’s prospects are weak.

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