Ft. Alasdair Macleod: Get out of credit before it's too late [Video]

Samuel Briggs Kinesis Money

In this week’s Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire is joined by Alasdair Macleod to discuss why China's gold gateway marks a decisive shift in global monetary architecture, with Beijing positioning the yuan as a gold-backed alternative to the dollar.

As G7 bond yields break to levels not seen since the 1970s and currencies are exposed as nothing more than credit in decline, Alasdair delivers a stark warning — the window to exchange depreciating credit for physical gold and silver is narrowing fast.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Start.

03:20 - Why China accelerated its gold strategy after Trump's Iran policy.

08:01 - How China has been accumulating gold and silver since 1983.

13:44 - Why G7 bond yields are heading far higher than markets expect.

18:52 - China's silver imports reverse decades of exports and what it signals.

24:35 - Why closing speculative accounts ahead of July 24th is a bullish signal.

30:14 - How the derivatives market papers over a collapsing physical supply.

36:22 - Japan: the world's largest debt zombie and what happens next.

42:01 - Why Russia and China are positioned to crash the dollar deliberately.

50:18 - Get out of credit - the only solution for individuals right now.

57:04 - Why physical gold must be stored outside government reach.

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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