NEWLY PUBLISHED

Yale University Press

Paperback edition, with new preface, published April 14, 2026

"[An] excellent book, by one of the world's leading economic journalists and authors"--Martin Wolf, in the Financial Times list of "Best Summer Books of 2025: Economics"

"Magisterial"--Reuters

"Paul Blustein paints [the dollar's] picture with clarity and precision in his excellent new book."--Foreign Policy

"Blustein, as usual, presents a crisp, thoroughly researched and highly readable narrative."--Bloomberg

"Masterful...accessible enough for any economist or citizen interested in understanding current debates on the role of the dollar...But it is rich enough in detail that even specialists with intimate knowledge of the workings of international finance will find something in its pages." --Journal of Economic Literature

RECENTLY PUBLISHED

"Excellent.…A fascinating, detailed account of the history of tensions in America's trade relationship with China."

--The Economist

"A wonderful journalistic job...a very important book on a very important subject."

--Martin Wolf's "economics reading list" in the Financial Times

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PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED

"Gripping, often frightening...should be read by anyone wanting to understand, from the inside, how the international financial system really works."

--The Economist

"An absorbing tale of hope, folly, and betrayal [and] an authoritative account of [Argentina's] unraveling."

--The Los Angeles Times

“Using confidential documents, interviews and financial forensics, Mr. Blustein reveals — in often unflattering detail — the efforts of the world’s financial leaders as they scramble to repair the badly-broken global economy.” -- The Wall Street Journal