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Apr 9

44th Annual Monetary and Trade Conference

This event is part of the Finance Seminar Series series.

Delivery Method: In Person
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Location:

Gerri C. LeBow Hall
220/221
3220 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Registration Option:

General

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The dollar remains the anchor of the global financial system, but its dominance is under pressure. From within, fiscal imbalances and tariff uncertainty have produced the dollar’s steepest decline in years. From without, China is advancing RMB internationalization through currency swaps, the digital yuan, and the BRICS Bridge platform. The monetary contest now mirrors the trade war, the US and China are simultaneously building rival payment rails, reserve frameworks, and financial market access regimes. The deeper risk is not replacement but fragmentation, leaving emerging markets and sovereign debt holders stranded between two rival architectures. This conference will confront the defining question of our monetary moment: whether US–China rivalry will reshape or shatter the dollar-driven order, and what a bifurcated system means for sovereign borrowers, central banks, and the future of international finance.

Speakers
Chief Economist for McVean Trading & Investments, LLC

Chief Economist, McVean Trading & Investments, LLC

Former chief economist for Allen Sinai at Shearson Lehman Brothers.

Former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Senior advisor to the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies at Princeton University.

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President, Drexel University

Antonio Merlo, PhD, became Drexel University’s 16th president on July 1, 2025.

President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

President and Chief Executive Officer , Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Current President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

Co-founder and CEO of China Beige Book

Co-founder and CEO , China Beige Book

Previously a capital markets attorney based out of New York and Hong Kong.

Chief Economist & Center Leader of Economy, Strategy & Finance

Chief Economist & Center Leader of Economy, Strategy & Finance, The Conference Board

Former Federal Reserve Board Economist in Washington, D.C.

Founding partner of Strategas

Chief Economist, Strategas

Former Economist and Managing Director at International Strategy & Investment Group (ISI).

George Tsetsekos

George B. Francis Professor
Executive Director, Stamatakis Center for Alternative Investments
Finance

Holly Wade

Executive Director, NFIB Research Center

Audience

Faculty
Veterans
Staff
PhD
Students
Online Students
Full-Time
Part-Time
Graduating Students
International Students
Current Students
Parents
Alumni
Business Community

Programs

Undergraduate
BS Business Administration
General Business
BS in Economics
BA in Economics
BS Dual Degrees
BS / MS in Accounting
International Management
Graduate
MBA
Drexel LeBow MBA
Masters
MS in Accounting
MS in Accounting (One Year)
MS in Economics
MS in Economics and Data Science
MS in Finance
Executive
Doctorate
PhD Business
Specialization in Accounting
Specialization in Finance
PhD Economics
Certificate
Predictive Business Analytics

Disciplines

Accounting
Decision Sciences and MIS
Business Analytics
Economics
Finance
Real Estate
International Business
General Business
Have Questions?

George Tsetsekos, PhD

Executive Director, Stamatakis Center for Alternative Investments

(215) 895-1587

Gerri C. LeBow Hall 1122