Metals and Miners, Released on 5/17/25

Uncover the real state of the US economy with John Williams, founder of ShadowStats.com, in this exclusive Metals and Miners podcast interview. Dive deep into the truth about inflation, gold as an inflation hedge, recession indicators, unemployment trends, and the future of the US dollar. John exposes how government statistics like the Consumer Price Index (CPI) have been manipulated since the 1980s, impacting Social Security payments and consumer sentiment. Learn why gold prices track true inflation and how to protect your wealth in today’s economic uncertainty. Don’t miss this eye-opening discussion!

00:00 Unveiling Economic Realities
07:40 Inflation and Its True Impact
14:47 The Role of Gold as an Inflation Hedge
19:03 Understanding Recession Indicators
24:03 Unemployment Trends and Predictions
30:54 The Future of the U.S. Dollar and Inflation
32:59 Protecting Against Economic Uncertainty

Walter J. “John” Williams has been a private consulting economist and a specialist in government economic reporting for more than 30 years. His economic consultancy is called Shadow Government Statistics (shadowstats.com). He tracks and reports economic data using the methodologies formerly used by government agencies prior to changes being made to make the reported data look more favorable, and estimates the true, real inflation rate to be significantly higher than the reported rate. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics, cum laude, from Dartmouth College in 1971, and was awarded a master’s degree in business administration from Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business Administration in 1972, where he was named an Edward Tuck Scholar.

  economy, gold, inflation