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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, and the…

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 a Volcker-style…

Dr. Nomi Prins says the forces driving capital into hard assets are accelerating, and the Fed has become the only backstop for U.S. debt. Speaking with Kitco News at the Rule Symposium 2026, the Prinsights Global founder and Permanent Distortion author reaffirmed her call for $6,000 gold by year-end. “Does the United States have a debt crisis? The United States has a Fed,” she said. Prins also pushed back on the market’s read of the new Fed chair: “I think ultimately the Fed will have to reduce rates in order for us to service our debt. I think that Kevin…

The market is repricing risk as capital rotates from the “Paper Economy” of tech stocks into the “Managed Economy” of strategic hard assets. In this episode of Kitco News, Anchor Jeremy Szafron is joined by Joe Cavatoni, Market Strategist for the World Gold Council, to break down the massive discrepancy in central bank gold buying data. While official IMF data reports approximately 326 tonnes of net buying for 2025, Cavatoni reveals that the “true” demand—including unreported OTC flows—is tracking closer to 680 tonnes. They discuss why sovereigns are “going dark” with their accumulation, the implications of the “Project Vault” price…

The US economy is flashing contradictory signals. While consumer retail sales have stalled and delinquency rates hit near-decade highs, financial assets are moving at historic speeds. US equity markets are seeing daily turnover surpass $1 trillion, and gold is holding firm in the $5,000 range. Will Rhind, Founder and CEO of GraniteShares, joins Jeremy Szafron to explain why this disconnect is happening and who is actually driving the volume. Rhind argues that the US has become the global liquidity sink for the world’s capital, with international investors forced to trade US names to access the AI trade. He also breaks…

In this exclusive Outlook 2026 special, David Rosenberg, President of Rosenberg Research, joins Jeremy Szafron to dismantle the “Soft Landing” narrative and expose the massive disconnect between Wall Street pricing and Main Street reality. While the S&P 500 hits record highs, Rosenberg presents forensic data showing that the U.S. economy has already entered a “silent” contraction that is being masked by government hiring and a stock market bubble. THE “NO HIRE” ECONOMY: Rosenberg reveals that beneath the headline payroll numbers, the “hiring rate” has collapsed to cycle lows—a dynamic he calls “No Hire, No Fire.” He explains why official government…

Ted Oakley, Founder and Managing Partner at Oxbow Advisors, returns to Kitco News to discuss what he calls the market’s “sobering up” phase. With jobless claims hitting winter highs and major tech stocks surrendering value, Oakley argues that we are witnessing a fundamental “changing of the guard.” He explains why he believes the AI boom has turned “cash generating machines into capital investment machines,” leveraging balance sheets to dangerous levels. Oakley breaks down the “bifurcated situation” where Wall Street bonuses hit records while the average consumer “can’t borrow any more money.” He details his strategy for navigating the “second year…

Gold just had its worst quarter since 2013 while stocks had their best since 2020, so where does a $3.5 billion money manager invest now? Jeff Sarti of Morton Wealth on what to do after the gold pullback, the new Fed chair, and the AI trade. Jeff Sarti, chief executive of Morton Wealth, joins Kitco News anchor Jeremy Szafron for his first appearance on the channel. He explains why he’s underweight stocks near “1999 dot-com” levels, why he calls passive investing a “mindless, price-agnostic” force driving the market, why the gold community shouldn’t write off new Fed chair Kevin Warsh,…

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…

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…