Power: Global reserve currency status will flip in 20-30 years
Chris Power · Get Tesla Big | Chris Power, Hadrian · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Mar 29, 2024 · at 27:08
Chris Power, founder and CEO of manufacturing startup Hadrian, discusses macro geopolitical cycles and US economic vulnerability with host Molly O'Shea.
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“We are 20 or 30 years away from the reserve currency flipping, which happens roughly every a 120 years.”
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