Kinesis Money, Released on 8/4/23

In this week’s episode of Live from the Vault Andrew Maguire is joined by Daniel Lacalle, the investment manager, author, and professor of Global Economics, to assess whether the Fed risks driving inflation with escalating rate hikes. The industry experts discuss whether US Treasury Bonds can still be considered risk-free and whether a default is inevitable amid unrestrained borrowing, before turning to the politicization of UK banks.

00:00 Start
03:00 Are we risking further bank-driven inflation with these rate hikes?
07:15 Is the belief that US Treasuries are a risk-free asset class mistaken?
11:00 The only risk with physical gold: it can be confiscated
17:45 The Fed doesn’t look at the price of gold; they don’t consider it
21:15 The problem gold has if it wants to achieve its gold price potential quickly
25:00 The Fed’s open meeting to discuss the final implementation of Basel III
29:00 The BRICS+ summit – are they going to discuss a gold-backed currency?
34:30 Sound money: the way to gel all these ideas
37:00 China’s long-term view: they don’t want to be a global reserve currency
42:30 The politicization of the banking system: exposing the debanked
48:00 How Central Bank Digital Currencies fit in
54:30 The fight against cash is predicated on a misunderstanding
57:00 The role of gold and silver in your portfolio: an analogy

Daniel Lacalle, PhD, economist and fund manager, is the author of the bestselling books Freedom or Equality (2020) and Escape from the Central Bank Trap (2017). He is a professor of global economy at IE Business School in Madrid and Chief Economist at Tressis SV. Ranked as one of the top twenty most influential economists in the world in 2016 and 2017 by Richtopia, he holds the CIIA financial analyst title, with a postgraduate degree in higher business studies and a master’s degree in economic investigation. He is a member of the advisory board of the Rafael del Pino Foundation and Commissioner of the Community of Madrid in London. His work can be found here.

Andrew Maguire is an Independent London Metals Trader and Analyst, internationally renowned for his unique ability to read the precious metals market with the knowledge and experience gained over 35 years trading in financial and commodity markets. Andrew sits on the advisory board of a global physical bullion exchange and is a consultant advisor to many international hedge fund managers, bullion banks, directors and metal traders globally.

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