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While the stock markets are driven by algorithms and bitcoin is kept afloat by synthetic liquidity, the silver market highlights the divide between paper and reality.

In this exclusive interview, Luke Gromen, one of the world’s foremost experts on bond and monetary markets, shares his perspectives on the current state of U.S. public debt, the role of the dollar and fiat currencies, and the surge of the gold price.

In June 2025, the Chinese government took measures to encourage mining production, its financing, refining, and recovery. The most effective lever for achieving these objectives is to revalue the price of precious metals.

For two years, observers have been puzzled by a paradox: while the Fed is reducing the size of its balance sheet through quantitative tightening (QT), the M2 money supply is on the rise. The key to this mystery lies in the growing role of money market funds (MMFs).

China is stepping up its efforts to become a central player in global finance by offering to safeguard gold reserves on behalf of foreign governments.

Gold continues to reach new heights. And yet, interest among retail investors, particularly in Western countries, remains very low. To understand these dynamics, we interviewed John Reade, one of the world's leading gold market strategists.

Since the beginning of the year, the greenback has already fallen by nearly 10%, reaching a new low. The dollar's weakness is not the result of an external shock, but rather a deliberate action by the authorities to preserve financial stability.

To function, a gold standard would require a far higher price than today. Will Donald Trump, willingly or not, help China and Russia rebuild the international monetary system? The answer could come within weeks — or months at most.

The situation in the US labor market now highlights its profound fragility, after two years of embellished statistics. In September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics made the largest negative revision in the history of payrolls.

The start of the new school year promises to be eventful in the United States. The Fed is expected to cut interest rates for the first time in five years. With the job market remaining fragile, the spectre of recession still looming, and the trade war adding to uncertainty, this decision shows ab...