Brian Blackstone's guest appearances

Brian Blackstone

Macro Musings with David Beckworth

Tyler Cowen

Ramesh Ponnuru

Fannie Mae

Sebastian Edwards

Alex Nowrasteh

Diego Zuluaga

Steve Horwitz

Felix Salmon

Alan Greenspan

Binyamin Appelbaum

Anat Admati

Noah Smith

Robert Hall

George Selgin

Scott Sumner

OwlTail

Brian Blackstone is a Switzerland bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal and previously covered the European Central Bank from the Wall Street Journal’s Frankfurt office as well as the Federal Reserve during the financial crisis. He joins the show today to talk about the Swiss referendum on sovereign money in addition to his insights on the European Central Bank. David and Brian also discuss the effects of an enlarged balance sheet at the Swiss National Bank, whether they should be the only national entity in control of money creation, and how the Swiss economy has fared since the Great Recession. Brian’s Twitter: @Blackstonebrian Brian’s WSJ profile: https://www.wsj.com/news/author/7515 Related Links: *How Switzerland Lost a Currency Battle, but Won the War* by Brian Blackstone and Pat Minczeski https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-switzerland-lost-a-currency-battle-but-won-the-war-1524216601 *Why Italy is Flirting with Euro Exit and Spain Isn’t* by Greg Ip https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-italy-is-flirting-with-euro-exit-and-spain-isnt-1528040526 David’s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth

Brian Blackstone is a Switzerland bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal and previously covered the European Central Bank from the Wall Street Journal’s Frankfurt office as well as the Federal Reserve during the financial crisis. He joins the show today to talk about the Swiss referendum on sovereign money in addition to his insights on the European Central Bank. David and Brian also discuss the effects of an enlarged balance sheet at the Swiss National Bank, whether they should be the only national entity in control of money creation, and how the Swiss economy has fared since the Great Recession. Brian’s Twitter: @Blackstonebrian Brian’s WSJ profile: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/7515" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/news/author/7515</a> Related Links: *How Switzerland Lost a Currency Battle, but Won the War* by Brian Blackstone and Pat Minczeski <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-switzerland-lost-a-currency-battle-but-won-the-war-1524216601" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-switzerland-lost-a-currency-battle-but-won-the-war-1524216601</a> *Why Italy is Flirting with Euro Exit and Spain Isn’t* by Greg Ip <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-italy-is-flirting-with-euro-exit-and-spain-isnt-1528040526" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-italy-is-flirting-with-euro-exit-and-spain-isnt-1528040526</a> David’s blog: <a href="http://macromarketmusings.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">macromarketmusings.blogspot.com</a> David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth

110 - Brian Blackstone on the ECB and the Swiss Referendum on Sovereign Money