{"product_id":"the-mr-x-interviews-volume-tyler-tichelaar-9781890427283","title":"The Mr. X Interviews Volume 2: World Views from a Fictional US Sovereign Creditor","description":"\"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tyler Tichelaar, Luke Gromen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1890427284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781890427283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aviva Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.48d","brand":"Tyler Tichelaar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995298365695,"sku":"9781890427283","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6921d2e3-8a06-4cbd-a5e2-94b0672ee451.jpg?v=1683335020","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mr-x-interviews-volume-tyler-tichelaar-9781890427283","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}