Bloomberg Wealth: Barclays CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan
Barclays CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan says the US dollar will remain the world's only reserve currency, despite the economic upheaval caused by the Trump administration's tariff policies. In this episode of Bloomberg Wealth, Venkat shares his journey; from studying at MIT and transitioning from academia to finance, to his long tenure at JPMorgan and eventual rise to Barclays CEO. He also discusses the challenges facing the UK economy and his views on how technology and digitization are transforming the banking industry. This interview was recorded April 22 at the Sell-Side Leaders Forum in New York. (Source: Bloomberg)
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