Liberty and Finance, Released on 5/16/25

John Rubino highlighted how Donald Trump’s second term is shaping up very differently from his first, with Trump now cutting major international deals and gaining political momentum, particularly in the Middle East. Rubino praised Trump’s bold geopolitical moves, suggesting that his direct, transactional style is helping stabilize global trade tensions, despite lingering economic risks. He pointed out that Trump’s aggressive approach could even extend to monetary reform, speculating that a return to the gold standard isn’t out of the question. On gold, Rubino noted its surprising strength in breaking past $3,000 without major resistance, attributing this to institutional buying and a growing distrust in fiat currencies. He advised that while short-term corrections are likely, the long-term trajectory for gold remains bullish due to systemic financial instability and the inevitable devaluation of global currencies.

0:00 Intro
1:30 Trump’s deal making
10:45 Gold market
21:00 Artificial Intelligence
30:10 Preparedness & health
36:30 Rubino’s substack

John Rubino is the founder of the popular financial website DollarCollapse.com which he sold in 2022. Mr. Rubino is the co-author, with GoldMoney’s James Turk, of The Money Bubble and The Collapse of the Dollar and How to Profit from It. He spent the 1980’s on Wall Street as a Eurodollar trader, equity analyst and junk bond analyst. During the 1990’s he was a featured columnist with TheStreet.com and a frequent contributor to Individual Investor, Online Investor, and Consumers Digest, among many other publications. His latest work can be found at https://rubino.substack.com.

  artificial intelligence, gold, gold standard, Trump