{"product_id":"the-mr-x-interviews-volume-2-world-views-from-a-fictional-us-sovereign-creditor-paperback","title":"The Mr. X Interviews Volume 2: World Views from a Fictional US Sovereign Creditor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTyler Tichelaar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLuke Gromen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The US is in a hell of a mess in every direction.\"- Paul Volcker, Former Federal Chairman, October 2018The United States is in a financial crisis, and in The Mr. X Interviews, Volume 2, Luke Gromen analyzes why. This follow-up to Gromen's first book reintroduces the mysterious Mr. X, a fictional sovereign creditor who has befriended Luke, and through a series of insightful conversations, shares with him his concerns about the United States' financial situation.At the heart of this volume's discussion is the state of the US dollar-centric system. Covering the period from October 2017-January 2019, Mr. X analyzes how China and other countries seek to escape the post-Bretton Woods dollar-centric system in various ways and what that could mean for the US and global economies. In these pages, you'll get a better understanding of why: -China is seeking to price oil in their own currency, the Chinese yuan (CNY)-Foreign Central Banks have stopped supporting rapidly-growing US Federal deficits-The US may have to weaponize the USD to maintain the status quo currency system-The first round of the US\/China trade war was already over in 2018, and why the US lost-China no longer had the luxury of \"playing the long game\" as of 3q18-US weaponization of the USD to maintain the status quo currency system failed in 4q18Backed by numerous statistics, financial articles, and illustrative charts, The Mr. X Interviews, Volume 2 will open your eyes to a financial side of the world you've never seen.Luke Gromen has twenty-five years of experience in equity research, equity research sales, and as a macro\/thematic analyst. He is the founder and president of the macro\/thematic research firm FFTT, LLC, which helps investors connect the dots between Wall Street, corporate America, and international economies to identify investable developing economic bottlenecks for his clients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162452627591,"sku":"9781890427283","price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/da0d9804138a9e38d57e359679d91720.webp?v=1733289590","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-mr-x-interviews-volume-2-world-views-from-a-fictional-us-sovereign-creditor-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}