Gillian Tett

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1,226 appearances 12 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 2 Sep

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The Story of Money · The US dollar’s ‘immigrant’ origins · 24 Jun 2026 podcast

So in some ways what you're saying is a modern monetary system matched

Is busy copying just like sixteenth century Europe. matched

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So in some ways the coin had almost become a meme by then or a financial meme in terms of representing or symbolizing in short form the idea of a monetary token of value. matched

So I guess one of the key questions is that the dollar pre existed America. matched

America copied it. matched

It's an immigrant phenomenon in America. matched

Other variants have been copied elsewhere. matched

Will it outlive America? matched

It's very interesting because I mean meeting with central bankers in the last few days, that kind of discussion is definitely happening right now, partly because the um authorities in Washington have indicated that they might try and use those swap lines as a tool in geopolitical negotiations. matched

And if say Washington fell out big time with Brussels, maybe they wouldn't be as keen to offer those dollar swap lines. matched

top lines in the future, and in which case the Europeans might have to club together and try and provide matched

support to each other and provide dollars. matched

And I actually heard a central bank governor of an unnamed country, which I won't disclose, saying matched

We at our central bank are actually increasing our holdings of dollars right now. matched

We're not diversing away from it. matched

We're doubling down. matched

Just to make sure we have that buffer zone. matched

And again, if you look at the Gulf States right now, you know, the reality is that big central banks like Saudi Arabia have a lot of dollars and are potentially in a position to help other people in the region if they start to run out. matched

Your point about the dollar having a life of its own even outside America is really very relevant. matched

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