# Follow the Money: Inside the World's Financial Plumbing

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Podcast: [The Outthinking Investor with Daleep Singh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-outthinking-investor-with-daleep-singh-4270349)
Published: 2026-03-10T05:00:00+00:00
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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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