Wealthion, Released on 2/1/24

In this episode of Wealthion, host James Connor of Bloor Street Capital (@BloorStreetCapital) sits down with Jim Rickards, Former Advisor to the CIA and Pentagon, to discuss the current state of global affairs. Rickards, known for his deep insights into geopolitical and economic trends, shares his views on a range of topics including the ongoing Ukraine conflict, the precarious situation in the Middle East, the economic implications of China’s real estate crisis and if he thinks the stock market is a bubble that is about to burst.

02:43 – Jim Rickards on Global Concerns and Ukraine Analysis
11:15 – Russia’s Financial Warfare and the Future of the US Dollar
22:06 – The Escalation in Ukraine and Misguided US Policies
32:25 – Middle East Tensions and Global Implications
40:04 – China’s Economic Crisis and Global Impact
47:09 – US Economic Trends and Depression Indicators
51:19 – Taiwan’s Geopolitical Significance
53:27 – Global Economic Outlook and Historical Comparisons

Jim Rickards is a lawyer, investment banker and economist with over thirty years’ experience in capital markets. He is currently Chief Global Strategist at Meraglim. He advises the Department of Defense, the U.S. intelligence community, and major hedge funds on global finance, and served as a facilitator of the first ever financial war games conducted by the Pentagon. A frequent guest on financial news programs, Rickards is also the author of The New York Times bestselling novels Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis and The Death of Money. His latest book is The New Great Depression: Winners and Losers in a Post-Pandemic World.

  china, geopolitics, russia, stock market, Ukraine, war