Market Watch

Changing Role of the U.S. Dollar: Why, How? With a Whimper- Not a Bang.

Finance and Funds Flow, Financial Management, Market Watch

“When nations can trade directly via blockchain platforms, settle in their own currency, and store value in physically-backed gold contracts, the dollar becomes increasingly optional.” Tariffs and the uncertainty of an irrational trade war, the weaponization of the U. S. Dollar, seizure of Russia’s dollar reserves, the impact of debt, the general historical cycle of […]

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What About Brands?

Branding, Market Watch

Many years ago, I wrote a Market Watch column on branding. I opined that the importance of brands might be declining in the action sports world as products became reliable and similar. My friend and, at that time, editor Sean O’Brien at Transworld thought enough of it to immediate publish it online without telling me.

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