This episode of ODEON CAPITAL CONVERSATIONS unpacks a lot of topical material at the center of debate and analysis on Wall Street and the financial markets in today’s fast-changing markets. From the talk of recession and a major development at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to the “multiple problems” for banks and the latest sanctions on the payment of Russian debts, the conversation will debate different sides of the analysis by DICK BOVE, chief financial strategist at Odeon Capital Group.

As the brutal war in Ukraine rages on BOVE, MAT VAN ALYSTYNE and JOHN AIDAN BYRNE, will look in particular at the fresh sanctions on the payments of Russian debt in the wake of the massacre of civilians in Bucha. “I have argued for years that weaponizing the dollar may not be advisable,” according to BOVE. In this light, the CONVERSATION then takes a look again at the US dollar as the dominant global reserve currency with VAN ALYSTYNE and BYRNE countering BOVE’s long standing thesis.