The Bridgewater founder told Fortune he pays attention to the last 500 years. "It's like a movie for me. It's like watching the same movie happen."

Dalio said history offers multiple examples of similar episodes in which economic conflict escalated beyond trade into capital flows and currency disputes.

Dalio told Fortune that he's looking back at 500 years of history to try and make sense of today and see what's coming.

The Bridgewater founder told Fortune he pays attention to the last 500 years. "It's like a movie for me. It's like watching the same movie happen."

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