Soar Financially, Released on 6/1/26

Luke Gromen joins Soar Financially to explain why the U.S. may be heading toward a bond market crisis, why rising oil prices threaten the global financial system, and why gold could eventually reach $20,000. We discuss Treasury yields, the dollar, stablecoins, China’s gold strategy, de-dollarization, and what happens if governments are forced to print money to survive.

00:00 Intro
01:08 State of the U.S. Economy
04:10 Why Oil Threatens the Bond Market
07:33 The Critical Oil and Yield Ratio
10:04 How Previous Crises Ended
13:17 Are Markets Being Managed?
16:16 Dollar vs Bond Market
19:47 Can Stablecoins Save Treasuries?
22:09 Why The Dollar Isn’t Rising
24:13 Gold’s Strange Relationship With The Dollar
26:48 Gold As A Financial Weapon
30:22 Why Gold Could Go Much Higher
33:55 Fort Knox Audit & Gold Backed Bonds
36:08 Final Thoughts

Luke Gromen is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and received his MBA from Case Western Reserve University. He earned the CFA designation in 2003. Luke provides strategic consulting services for corporate executives and is the founder of The Forest For The Trees, LLC, a macro/thematic research firm catering to institutions and individuals.

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