I’m Shawn Donnan, a senior writer for economics in Washington, and today I’m looking at the implications of the upcoming Paris financial conclave. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@blooomberg.net or tweet to @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.

Some of the most powerful people in the world are gathering in Paris this week to talk about the future of the international financial order. And that could be a worrying signal for anyone invested in the current US-led order.