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

they're discussing it discreetly and really just as a last case scenario and simply as part of prudent risk management. matched

But we're in a world where prudent risk management is a very good idea. matched

It also refers to stable coins as well, though, because in some ways that's a partly state sanctioned effort now by the US Treasury to matched

popularize the dollar's usage, have forms of dollars used all over the world, but in a vehicle that's not actually directly controlled by the Fed anymore. matched

Ross Powell So I have one last burning question from my part and I'm sure Robin may have another one, but has anyone ever tried to create a matched

dollar coin, um a silver dollar coin with Schlick's face on it. matched

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Well, someone should tell President Trump if he's gonna put his face on the next commemorative coin on the dollar linked coin in America, that there's been a l very long antecedent and it's not always the best of omens, but there we go. matched

So will the dollar prove to be more long lasting than sterling, so? matched

Well, that's a fantastic cliffhanger to end on, because most of us won't be alive to actually see whether that's true or not, but it's certainly very thought provoking. matched

So thank you so much, Brendan, for joining us. matched

I'm sure we'll come back to talk about the dollar again in future episodes, but unfortunately that's it from this episode of the Story of Money from the Financial Times. matched

I'm Gillian Tet. matched

And we'll see you back here again next week. matched

The Story of Money · When Nixon put America first and took the dollar off gold · 10 Jun 2026 podcast

What Nixon actually does is he sends John Connolly to try and persuade the same trade partners who are feeling so bruised to renegotiate their exchange rates with the dollar. matched

How did that go down? matched

Today in the story of money. matched

On board is a President of the United States, Richard Millhouse Nixon, along with a select group of his most trusted economic and financial officials. matched

They're heading off for a make or break meeting. matched

This is a meeting that will decide the future of the US dollar. matched

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