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Physical Gold rising as Basel III bites [Video]

In this week’s Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire and Craig Hemke question whether Middle East tensions are being staged to distract from China’s trade corridor and the BRICS summit—both signalling a deeper shift towards physical settlement.

Craig flags the return of headline-driven market volatility under Donald Trump, with both experts reaffirming that the long-term fiat collapse is now exposing the flaws in the paper gold system, prompting a global pivot towards transparent, physical trading.

Timestamps: 

  • 00:00 Start
  • 01:07 Are Middle East tensions a smoke screen for BRICS and China’s trade corridor?
  • 08:08 Basel III cracks paper gold, physical markets take control
  • 16:41 EFP collapse signals end of paper gold pricing dominance
  • 23:54 Central banks scramble for gold as global debt explodes
  • 32:18 Physical silver pricing breaks free from paper market control
  • 40:08 Silver’s moment: Inertia breaking to new highs
  • 50:09 Collective power drives fair precious metals pricing
  • 56:15 Are silver and gold primed for an unstoppable breakout?

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Samuel Briggs

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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