E7/ Jim Rickards

Pandemics and Economics – Are Policy Makers Making us Sicker? (March 4, 2021)

James G. Rickards is an American lawyer, economist, investment banker, speaker, media commentator, and author on matters of finance and precious metals. He is the author of Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis (2011) and six other books.

In the world of banking and finance, Jim Rickards needs no introduction. The storied banker and lawyer has made his name in some of the biggest deals in memory. As if that weren’t enough, he has also authored six tomes, including the must read, bestseller Currency Wars. You will certainly enjoy this espidode where Rickards discusses: If there will be some sort of Financial Rest; How SarsCov2 compares to the Spanish flu; If we will ever get a full accounting of the pandemic; The role of the WHO; The relevance of the Washington Consensus going forward; If the imbalances in the trading system sustainable; Appropriate mandate for Central Banks; If there is any natural cap on Central Bank balance sheets; Difference between gold and bitcoin; To what extent the RMB will become truly internationalized; Which countries will be able to adapt to the current era; The risk of military conflict.

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