Soar Financially, Released on 5/20/25 (Recorded on 5/17/25)

Lobo Tiggre, the Independent Speculator, is back, and he’s not holding back. From rumours of a U.S. debt default affecting foreign bondholders, to Trump’s economic chaos, and China’s offloading of Treasuries, this episode delves straight into the geopolitical firestorm reshaping global finance.

00:00 Intro from Deutsche Goldmesse
01:11 What’s changed since March
03:00 “Judgment Day” market shocks
05:00 Wall Street’s irrational exuberance
08:00 Inflation, tariffs & Walmart margins
12:00 Who’s really in control: Trump or the Fed?
18:00 China’s self-sufficiency & factory explosion
24:00 U.S. debt default rumors
28:00 Helicopter money and fake recovery
33:00 Oil, sanctions & Russia
37:00 Mining stocks: higher margins, no love
40:00 Why gold may be the bright spot
45:00 Final thoughts & where to follow Lobo

Lobo Tiggre, aka Louis James, is a legendary speculator and was Doug Casey’s protégé at Casey Research for almost 14 years, until early 2018. He joined the Casey team in 2004. By 2007, he was writing and making investment recommendations in Casey’s flagship newsletter, the International Speculator. Now he brings his experience, his connections and his deal flow directly to you, without the barrage of marketing hype used by larger publishers. He is now the editor of IndependentSpeculator.com.

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