Liberty and Finance, Released on 2/11/22 (Recorded on 2/10/22)

“We have got rising interest rates that are out of control,” says Alasdair MacLeod, head of Research at Gold Money. Within months, possibly even weeks, high interest rates could break the system.

Another risk on the horizon is inflation. Central banks around the world underestimated the risk of inflation. “They have lost control over the situation,” says MacLeod. The problem comes when people lose faith in the stability of the currency. “We’re going to drive ourselves into a situation where money doesn’t work anymore,” he says. “This is going to be a stampede out of currency.”

Article discussed in this interview: https://www.goldmoney.com/research/go…

0:00 Intro
1:06 Growth vs progress
5:16 Shadow Banking and Off-Balance Sheet Lending
16:07 Persistent inflation
25:38 Basel III
36:56 Banks & physical silver
40:37 CBDCs
45:19 Currency collapse
48:31 Last thoughts

Alasdair Macleod is head of research for GoldMoney. Alasdair has been a celebrated stockbroker and Member of the London Stock Exchange for over four decades. His experience encompasses equity and bond markets, fund management, corporate finance and investment strategy.

  currency collapse, Fed, inflation