At the 2025 Forbes Iconoclast Summit, Ken Griffin, the Founder and CEO of Citadel, engaged in a crucial discussion titled “Global Opportunities: Tariffs, Trade and Beyond” with Forbes Editor-at-Large Maneet Ahuja. Griffin's remarks centered on pressing concerns regarding U.S. fiscal policy, the health of credit markets, and the evolving landscape of global manufacturing and trade. Throughout his address, he underscored alarming indicators from the credit default swap (CDS) market and emphasized the paramount importance of safeguarding the U.S. dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency.
2025 Forbes Iconoclast Summit - Citadel's Ken Griffin
Mounting U.S. rconomic challenges and the dollar's role
Griffin voiced significant apprehension about the staggering U.S. debt, which has reached an estimated 36 trillion dollars. This immense...