Kitco News, Released on 7/5/22

Axel Merk, CIO and Founder of Merk Investments, discusses the recent gold price fluctuations, and broader macroeconomic trends with David Lin, Anchor and Producer at Kitco News.

0:00 – Gold’s selloff
2:11 – The U.S. dollar
3:44 – Gold and equities
4:44 – Recession outlook
10:40 – Fed policy and inflation
13:08 – Fiscal policy
18:00 – Labor market conditions
23:56 – Stagflation ETF
25:23 – Gold price forecast

Axel Merk is the Founder, President, Portfolio Manager, and CIO at Merk Investments LLC. He is an expert on qualitative research and macroeconomic trends. Mr. Merk is also an expert on macro trends, hard money, international investing, and on building sustainable wealth, and he is a pioneer in the use of strategic currency investing to seek diversification. He is a speaker and author on topics ranging from the economy, gold, and currencies to sustainable wealth and personal finance, as well as a regular guest and contributor to the business media around the world. Mr. Merk is an Author of the book Sustainable Wealth: Achieve Financial Security in a Volatile World of Debt and Consumption.

  gold, investing, recession