Follow the Money: Inside the World's Financial Plumbing

Follow the Money: Inside the World's Financial Plumbing

March 10, 2026 · 36 min · Season 6 · Episode 2

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Daleep Singh interviews Brad Setser about the dynamics of global trade and finance, focusing on strategic leverage among economic powers.

Daleep Singh catches up with Brad Setser, Whitney Shepardson senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and former senior advis e r to the U . S . T rade R epresentative , to gather his perspectives on how entrenched imbalances are translating into strategic leverage between economic powers. They explore the world's financial plumbing, changes in trade and capital flows, and the implications for global markets. In this episode, Daleep and Brad also discuss : W hy the world may be re-globalizing rather than deglobalizing China's export-driven economy T he interplay between global trade and currency markets T he future of U.S. trade in North America and Europe T he outlook in Japan

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Host: Daleep Singh

Guest: Brad Setser

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Organizations: Council on Foreign Relations

Places: U.S., North America, Europe, Japan, China

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