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Former Wall Street FX Chief David Woo breaks down the real financial impact of the US-Iran deal, why the AI bubble is the market's biggest threat, and how it all sets up the next major rotation into gold.

Jeremy Szafron, Senior Anchor at Kitco News, sits down with David Woo to cut through the mainstream relief rally. Woo explains why the recent Middle East peace deal is a strategic blow to dollar dominance, how government regulation and Chinese commoditization (DeepSeek) are creating cracks in the "House of AI," and why incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will be...

Gold futures tested the key $4,000 psychological level this week under intense selling pressure before catching a late Friday bid. Gary Wagner joins Jeremy Szafron, Senior Anchor of Kitco News, to break down the technical damage and explain why he sees a "60% to 70% probability" that gold has established a firm technical floor.

Wagner outlines the critical resistance levels gold must break to save its broader bullish trend, noting that a return to record highs will be a "hard climb back up." The analysis also covers silver's resilience as it reclaims its 200-day moving average, outperforming gold during the...

Tech, gold, and silver are plummeting together today in what 40-year veteran floor trader Todd 'Bubba' Horwitz calls a "100% margin call." In this interview with Kitco News, Bubba breaks down why the simultaneous liquidation across safe havens and risk assets is a warning sign of a system-wide flush. He explains why the massive $2.3B insider liquidation at AI giant CoreWeave is a distraction from the real structural rot in the economy, warning that true unemployment is already sitting at 8.5%. While Bubba forecasts an eventual 40% to 60% market crash, he explains his exact options strategy for staying long the market, the...

Gold prices are facing a major live test as the market digests hot jobs data, rising yields, and a sudden U-turn in Federal Reserve rate hike expectations. But is this current selloff a sign that the gold bull market is over, or simply a "base camp" pause before the next leg higher?

Jeremy Szafron, Senior Anchor at Kitco News, sits down with Ronald-Peter Stöferle, Managing Partner at Incrementum AG and co-author of the 20th anniversary In Gold We Trust report. Stöferle breaks down why Western investors are panic-selling, how the $140 trillion bond market is rotating in...

Is the recent 7% drop in silver a warning sign, or the final shakeout before a massive repricing? Kitco News Senior Anchor Jeremy Szafron sits down with Michael Oliver, founder of Momentum Structural Analysis, to break down why his $300 to $500 silver target remains intact despite hot U.S. jobs data and a shift in Fed rate expectations. Oliver unpacks his long-term momentum charts, detailing how silver was "caught in a box" for 50 years and why it is now poised to enter a new price reality. He also warns of a brewing government bond crisis, a potential landmine for the S...

Gold is holding support near $4,500 an ounce following a 30-day pullback, but Dr. Marc Faber says investors focusing on day-to-day volatility are missing the larger structural shift. In this interview with Kitco News Senior Anchor Jeremy Szafron, the publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report explains his 50-year strategy for holding physical gold, why he hopes prices fall further to accumulate more, and his warnings about the tightening liquidity squeeze in private credit and broader markets.

Faber also breaks down central bank gold accumulation, his assessment of the AI technology capital spending boom, and why storing precious...

Retired US Navy Commander Phil Ehr joins Kitco News to break down why the global copper market is rapidly transitioning from a basic industrial story into a critical national security risk.

Commander Ehr details how maritime chokepoints, specifically the Strait of Hormuz, are threatening the sulfuric acid supply chains required for copper refining. He unpacks the looming 2027 Pentagon procurement deadlines restricting materials from adversarial nations and warns that the defense sector will likely take priority over the consumer grid and AI data centers as critical mineral supplies tighten.

"Copper is the glue that holds it...

Is the "Build Phase" of the AI revolution creating a structural inflation shock the market is ignoring? Tavi Costa, Founder and CEO of Azuria Capital, joins Senior Anchor Jeremy Szafron to map out the collision between massive global debt, shrinking physical metal supplies, and the scramble for strategic resources.

They break down why the math behind central bank reserves is shifting, with gold surpassing U.S. Treasuries as a primary reserve asset. Tavi argues this isn't just a political statement, but a calculated response to a Treasury market increasingly behaving like an emerging market. The discussion moves...

The S&P 500 just hit all-time highs while inflation runs at 3.8% and real incomes fall for the third consecutive month. At the same time, gold has pulled back 12% despite ongoing geopolitical turmoil, and global bond yields are hitting multi-decade highs. Kitco News Senior Anchor Jeremy Szafron sits down with Peter Boockvar, CIO of OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners and author of The Boock Report, to decode the market's most glaring contradictions.

Boockvar breaks down the reality of this morning's PCE inflation print and explains why the long end of the bond market has officially seized control of monetary...

Wall Street is pushing toward record highs, but the bond market is flashing a severe warning. Peter Schiff, CEO and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Asset Management, joins Jeremy Szafron, Senior Anchor of Kitco News, to break down the massive disconnect between equities and the 30-year Treasury.

Following the swearing-in of new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and recent warnings from Bill Dudley, Schiff argues that "hawks are extinct" at the central bank and the 2% inflation target is now a pipe dream. Schiff details his timeline for a sovereign debt crisis, warning that the U.S...

The American consumer is flashing historic warning signs, yet Wall Street is celebrating record corporate earnings. How are both true at the same time? Dr. Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute and Austrian economist, joins Kitco News anchor Jeremy Szafron to break down the mechanics of the "Two Economies."

Dr. Thornton uncovers the truth behind the historic S&P 500 valuations, warning that the market hasn't been this overvalued in 150 years. He also takes aim at the Federal Reserve, calling the Kevin Warsh nomination the "biggest hit job" on the precious metals market, and explains why...

Spot gold and silver are sliding to two-month lows as paper markets react to a potential U.S.-Iran interim peace draft, even as President Trump calls the Iranian reports a "complete fabrication". But behind the futures screens, the physical market is undergoing a massive structural overhaul. Kitco News Senior Anchor Jeremy Szafron sits down with Josh Phair, CEO of Scottsdale Mint and the Wyoming Reserve, for an exclusive ground-level update.

Phair breaks down the reality of physical supply, revealing why silver is actively leaving the United States for overseas markets and why LBMA good delivery premiums...

Silver veteran David Morgan debunks the COMEX default narrative, reveals why wholesale dealers are flooded with metal and why that is actually bullish, and names the one bond market signal that says the monetary reset is getting close.

David Morgan — publisher of The Morgan Report and author of The Silver Manifesto — breaks down the structural divide in the silver market right now. Wholesale retail dealers are sitting on excess supply while commercial bars remain tight. The COMEX default story that has circulated for a decade has never materialized, and the objective inventory data from 2022 through 2025 proves it. Mean...

Is the final parabolic melt-up finally here? David Hunter, Chief Macro Strategist at Contrarian Macro Advisors, joins Jeremy Szafron to break down the mechanics of the market's "final blow-off" and the 80% deflationary bust he predicts will follow.

As the S&P 500 pushes into record territory, Hunter explains why he believes we could see the market top as early as Labor Day. In this deep dive, we examine the hidden leverage in private equity, the potential for a $20 trillion Fed bailout, and why incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is facing an "inflation bind" created by the AI infrastructure...

The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield is testing 5.18%, fundamentally shifting the math for equities, credit, and the traditional 60/40 portfolio. While Wall Street continues to buy the AI tech dream, Oxbow Advisors Founder and Managing Partner Ted Oakley warns of a severe disconnect between the stock market and the real economy.

In this Kitco News exclusive, Oakley breaks down the risks of late-cycle complacency and explains why the passive bid keeping the S&P 500 afloat will eventually dry up. Oakley details the physical energy reality behind the $725 billion AI buildout, sharing exactly why institutions will soon be forced...

Is the stock market entering a massive bubble? Clem Chambers, CEO of Online Blockchain plc, joins Kitco News anchor Jeremy Szafron to break down why the AI infrastructure build-out and U.S. deficit spending are fueling a 2-year market bubble. Chambers also analyzes President Trump's high-stakes visit to China and Xi Jinping's warning over Taiwan, explaining why physical gold acts as the ultimate "thermostat" for global geopolitical risk.

Moving beyond the semiconductor hype, Chambers outlines the hidden "choke point" in the AI revolution: a severe lack of electricity and grid capacity. He details why the real investment...

While markets focus on the trade negotiations between President Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing, the reality of a global industrial war footing is being ignored. Hal Kempfer, retired Marine Intelligence Officer and CEO of Global Risk Intelligence and Planning, joins Jeremy Szafron, Senior Anchor at Kitco News, to expose the massive disconnect between geopolitical reality and market complacency.

Kempfer breaks down China's $189 billion missile supply chain surge, comparing Beijing's current resource desperation to Japan in the 1930s. He also unpacks the hidden $29 billion cost of the Iran war, the dangerous drain on U.S. munition stockpiles...

Is the latest 3.8% CPI print just another energy-driven inflation scare, or is the $40 trillion U.S. debt trap finally springing? Matthew Piepenburg, Partner at Von Greyerz, joins Jeremy Szafron, Senior Anchor at Kitco News, to break down the massive disconnect between Main Street reality and Wall Street fantasy.

As 30-year U.S. Treasury yields hover near 5% and real wages fall, Piepenburg explains why the bond market has taken control away from the Federal Reserve. They discuss the immediate spot price disconnect in precious metals, why physical gold is migrating East, and the "invisible tax" of inflation that...

With gold holding firmly above $4,700 an ounce and silver breaking into the $80 to $85 range, Pierre Lassonde returns to Kitco News to explain the architecture of the new bull market. The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee and resource sector pioneer breaks down his $17,250 gold target, highlighting the striking parallels between the late 1970s and today’s macroeconomic environment.

Lassonde details how $40 trillion in U.S. debt and persistent deficits are forcing a fundamental shift in the global financial architecture. He explains why central banks are relentlessly diversifying away from the U.S. dollar, driving physical price discovery to...

Gold is eyeing a massive run to $6,000, and silver just broke out past $80. Gary Wagner reveals the exact charts driving the precious metals bull market and maps the key technical levels you need to watch.

Despite a hotter-than-expected U.S. jobs report reinforcing the Federal Reserve's "higher-for-longer" rate stance, the precious metals sector is accelerating. Gary Wagner, Editor of The Gold Forecast, joins Kitco News Anchor Jeremy Szafron for a special technical presentation detailing the Elliott Wave structure of gold and the mathematical case for a $6,000 target by year-end.

They also break down the next...

Central banks acquired 244 tonnes of gold in the first quarter of 2026, marking 10 out of the last 11 quarters where sovereign purchases exceeded 200 tonnes. Jeremy Szafron anchors an exclusive 45 minute deep dive with financial historian and author Dominic Frisby to uncover the reality of this massive sovereign accumulation.

In this masterclass interview, Frisby reveals why China’s official reserve number of 2,300 tonnes is masking a true stockpile that could be closer to 30,000 tonnes. He details how domestic mining, Shanghai Gold Exchange withdrawals, and undeclared imports point to a hidden reserve designed to eventually challenge the US dollar's global dominance. Th...

Gold is trading near record territory, and silver is surging, but the real story is who controls the metal. For decades, price discovery has been dominated by London and New York. Today, physical demand in Asia, central bank accumulation, and sovereign wealth fund activity are forcing investors to ask if the marginal ounce is moving East.

In this interview, Kitco News Anchor Jeremy Szafron sits down with Joe Cavatoni from the World Gold Council to dissect the Q1 Gold Demand Trends report. Cavatoni breaks down the disconnect between Western ETF outflows and Eastern physical premiums, how the...

Is the push for a digital dollar a necessary upgrade to protect America's financial dominance, or is it laying the groundwork for financial surveillance? Former CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo joins Kitco News Anchor Jeremy Szafron to cut through the noise on the future of your money.

In this exclusive interview, Giancarlo explains why traditional U.S. banks are using their lobbying power to slow down stablecoin innovation, the reality of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) acting as potential tools for government repression, and why he believes the U.S. must encode privacy rights into digital money...

As the U.S. debt hits 100% of GDP and the 30-year Treasury yield nears the 5% mark, the bond market is finally forcing Washington’s hand. In this deep-dive interview, James Grant, founder of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, joins Jeremy Szafron to discuss why the Federal Reserve now regards gold as an "existential threat" to its discretionary power.

Grant warns that the current era of "Fiscal Dominance" means the Treasury’s interest bill is increasingly limiting what monetary policy can actually achieve. We explore the hidden "time bomb" in the $30 trillion private credit market, where stripped-away covenants and op...

We are breaking down the latest Federal Reserve split, Jamie Dimon's private credit warning, and why the K-shaped economy is masking a hidden middle-class recession. Kitco News Anchor Jeremy Szafron sits down with Fed insider Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO of QI Research, to expose the real data behind the Wall Street headlines.

From the largest Fed committee dissent since 1992 to major private credit write-downs and hidden job losses in the labor market, DiMartino Booth explains why the central bank may be "too late" to the easing process. The discussion also covers commercial real estate stress, the freezing...

Are we facing a perfect storm of illiquidity? Bert Dohmen returns to Kitco News to put his 2026 market warning to the test, revealing how institutional investors are actively distributing risk to retail investors while masking deep systemic vulnerabilities.

Dohmen breaks down the hidden dangers inside the private credit market, explaining why major funds are freezing redemptions and getting caught in a leverage trap that will lead markets "into the abyss." He also unpacks his contrarian view on why standard economic theory regarding the Federal Reserve and inflation is backward, outlines impending global resource shocks, and details his...

Jeff Weniger, Head of Equity Strategy at WisdomTree, joins Kitco News Anchor Jeremy Szafron to break down the extreme volatility in the precious metals market and explain why holding zero percent in gold is a massive portfolio risk. Weniger analyzes the lagged effect of Federal Reserve policy, noting that "Jay Powell gave a gift to precious metals" 19 months ago, and explains why that liquidity is still fueling risk assets today.

The discussion covers the 78 percent surge in Chinese silver imports, the resilience of the consumer against $106 oil, and why the recent breakout in copper signals global economic...

Wall Street believes the inflation problem is solved, rate cuts are imminent, and the AI productivity boom will continue to drive equities to record highs. Johns Hopkins Professor of Applied Economics Steve Hanke says they are looking at the wrong data, and investors who follow the mainstream consensus are walking into a trap.

In this interview with Jeremy Szafron, Professor Hanke breaks down why the current market calm is an illusion. He completely dismantles the narrative that the Middle East conflict and oil prices are the primary drivers of inflation. Instead, he points to the true elephant...

Global markets are navigating a high stakes tug of war today. Following an address to the nation where President Trump signaled harder strikes against Iran, reports have surfaced that Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to monitor traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. While oil prices have retreated from their session highs, the crypto sector remains under stress, with Bitcoin trading at $66-67K dollars.

Joining Jeremy Szafron to break down this volatility is Michael Terpin, founder and CEO of Transform Ventures and author of Bitcoin Supercycle. A digital asset pioneer since 2012, Terpin explains why he...

Gold has shown sustained strength, trading between $4,700 and $4,800 an ounce. While the metal is off its record highs, it has seen a significant recovery as investors seek a foothold in a volatile macro environment. Silver remains a standout performer, holding a 100% gain over the last year despite its recent consolidation near $75. In this Kitco News interview, Dr. Mark Skousen breaks down why he believes we have entered a permanent new price regime where silver is headed to $100 and will never trade below $50 again.

We also dive into the breaking news regarding the Strait of Hormuz. Reports indicate...

A "terrible storm" is approaching the US bond market as the global financial architecture begins a fundamental shift toward hard assets, according to Colonel Douglas Macgregor. With gold inching above $4,600 and silver rebounding into the mid $70s, the guest argues that the economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East is reaching a critical tipping point. According to Macgregor, the real reason the Strait of Hormuz closed was due to insurance giants like Lloyd’s of London—not direct military force - effectively halting commercial traffic.

In this exclusive interview, Macgregor provides a blunt assessment of what...

With gold pulling back to test its 200-day moving average and silver flashing oversold momentum, technicians are mapping the structural damage to the precious metals complex. Gary Wagner, editor of The Gold Forecast, joins Kitco News to break down the final C-wave correction in gold and the 78% Fibonacci retracement level holding silver.

Wagner outlines how the ongoing macro shocks—including Brent crude surging past $108 a barrel and Turkey's central bank liquidating 60 tons of gold for liquidity —are fundamentally driving the charts. He also details what needs to happen geopolitically for gold and silver to decouple from rising bond...

Jerome Powell claims inflation expectations are anchored, but skyrocketing commodity prices are telling a much darker story. Tavi Costa joins Jeremy Szafron to break down why the Federal Reserve has lost control of the inflation narrative and why a historic hard asset breakout has just begun.

In this Kitco News interview, Tavi Costa of Azuria Capital details why the global economy is entering a 1970s style stagflation cycle. Costa explains that with federal debt at record levels, the central bank cannot raise rates to fight the current energy and supply shocks, leaving them entirely trapped. He exposes...

War has a way of exposing what was already broken. As the conflict in the Middle East enters a more dangerous phase, markets are flashing a massive contradiction: oil remains volatile and shipping routes are under severe strain, yet gold and silver are suffering a sharp weekly sell-off. 

In this interview, Jeremy Szafron, Anchor of Kitco News, sits down with Gerald Celente, Founder of the Trends Research Institute and Publisher of The Trends Journal, to break down the "Gold Paradox" and what it reveals about the state of the global economy. Celente argues that the current price a...

The "Paper" markets are in a panic, but the "Physical" world is just waking up. Philippe Gijsels returns to Kitco News to break down a week of absolute chaos: from a blistering 8.4% annualized PPI print that has the Federal Reserve’s hands tied, to the massive escalation in the Middle East. We explore the first direct strikes on Iran’s upstream gas infrastructure at South Pars and why $109 Brent oil is just the beginning of a fragmented, weaponized energy order.

Gijsels provides his most aggressive outlook to date, detailing why he believes Gold is headed to $10,000 and Silv...

The math of the 2026 economy is reaching a breaking point. Economist and author Saifedean Ammous joins Kitco News Anchor Jeremy Szafron to expose the structural fractures currently paralyzing the global financial system. From the government’s refusal to audit Fort Knox to the "Paper Trap" that prevents physical gold from ever returning as a true medium of exchange, this interview reveals why the rules of the game have fundamentally changed.

Ammous breaks down why the 10-year Treasury yield hitting 4.5% is the ultimate "trigger" for the war machine and why your traditional S&P 500 portfolio is effectively a "me...

Financial author and demographic researcher Harry Dent returns to Kitco News to outline his case that the global economy is in an unprecedented "everything bubble" driven by 17 years of continuous government stimulus. Dent breaks down why he anticipates a significant market correction, pointing to the rapidly growing private credit market as the primary vulnerability, comparing its unregulated nature to the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008. He details his timeline for the markets, projecting that an initial stock market drop of 40% to 50% could happen rapidly.

Addressing the recent price action in the metals market, Dent argues that gold has...

Gold just suffered its steepest weekly decline in more than 14 years, plunging toward $4,100 an ounce before a violent rebound. While mainstream headlines credit the pause on Iranian energy strikes, Gareth Soloway, Chief Market Strategist at Verified Investing, warns that a much larger, systemic threat is driving the selloff.

In this compelling macro and technical breakdown, Soloway explains how a brewing crisis in the $2 trillion private credit market is triggering margin calls, forcing investors to liquidate gold as it behaves increasingly like a risk asset. Furthermore, he reveals the chart that is truly dictating U.S. geopolitical policy...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has officially identified this as the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market. As the Federal Reserve begins its two-day policy meeting today, it faces a "nightmare setup": energy prices are soaring just as the U.S. labor market begins to soften.

In this interview, Larry McDonald, founder of The Bear Traps Report and author of How to Listen to Market Speak, reveals why this isn't just a macro scare—it is the "exhaustion of the paper-credit system itself". From the 70% collapse of subprime lenders like Goeasy to Mo...

Macro Mavens founder Stephanie Pomboy joins Kitco News to break down the immediate systemic risks facing U.S. markets. As oil prices surge and global central banks begin to diverge, Pomboy warns that the real threat lies within a $5 trillion segment of corporate debt sitting just one downgrade away from junk status. Furthermore, she details the hidden leverage locking up retail investors in private credit and why a massive $4 trillion shortfall in the U.S. pension system could force policymakers into another major bailout.

In this interview, Pomboy outlines how these combined pressures - from forced selling...