BRICS nations to drag US back into the Gold standard? [Video]

Samuel Briggs Kinesis Money

In this week’s episode of Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire is joined - a popular request - by Ron Branstetter of Ron’s Basement to discuss the accelerating pace of change that silver stackers should expect in the months to come.

The precious metals experts take listeners through the implications of recent manoeuvres of the Global South, questioning whether international conflict can be avoided through leveraging a global gold and silver reevaluation.

Timestamps

00:00 Start
03:00 Ron’s thoughts on the price of silver right now
06:30 Momentum traders willing to pay over the odds
12:45 China going directly to miners to buy gold and silver - bypassing the COMEX & LBMA
17:40 Under-investment in the silver mining industry
19:30 Dedollarisation process coming to a head and triggering the gold reevaluation
29:45 EU central bank gold ownership relative to GDP; are they preparing for something?
38:00 The opportunity for US citizens to reclaim the right to sound money
41:30 Could BRICS nations drag the US back into the gold standard?

Author

Samuel Briggs

Kinesis Money

Samuel holds a deep understanding of the precious metals markets, and as an in-house journalist for 1:1 gold and silver-backed monetary system, Kinesis, he is chiefly responsible for updating the community with insights and analys

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