
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio warns that CBDCs, while likely to be introduced, will struggle to compete with money market funds and bonds due to lack of interest payments and privacy concerns, limiting their impact on the global financial system.
Ray Dalio's recent article on the US and global shifts:
"Money, Civil & International War, Minneapolis, and Beyond—in Perspective"
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/money-civil-international-war-minneapolis-beyondin-ray-dalio-tofee/

For me, watching what is now happening is like watching a movie that I have seen many times in history. I am a global macro investor whose approach to betting on what is going to happen is to understand the mechanics of how things work by learning the lessons of history.
The "DeepSeek shock" is wiping out tech gains this week, but it validates the defensive strategy seen in the ray dalio portfolio.
While retail investors chased the Nvidia hype, Bridgewater loaded up on Gold and non-cyclical assets. They aren't gambling on efficiency curves; they are hedging against exactly this kind of volatility. The rotation to safety is real.
See the positioning: https://www.13radar.com/guru/ay-dalio
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Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, warned at Davos that President Trump’s aggressive policies could trigger a capital war, as foreign investors may lose appetite for U.S. assets, highlighting risks to U.S. Treasuries and urging portfolio diversification with gold.