Ruth Judson on Chasing Dollars Around the World

Ruth Judson on Chasing Dollars Around the World

Ruth Judson is a monetary economist, economic historian, and veteran of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. In Ruth's first appearance on the show she discusses her career at the Fed, field trips tracking counterfeit dollars around the global, how we know how much currency is held overseas, why money doesn't matter anymore, the problem with cashless societies, how to understand TIC data, the promise of dollar backed stablecoins, and much more.

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Recorded on March 4th, 2026

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:13 - Ruth at the Fed

00:08:09 - Currency

00:31:29 - Counterfeits

00:39:00 - TIC Data and Safe Assets

00:44:18 - Dollar-Based Stablecoins

00:49:55 - Outro

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