The Debt-Driven Catch-22 in Financial Markets | 4/11/25

We can’t have nice things. We’re getting hammered in Congress and the courts, thereby negating most of the good things Trump is seeking to accomplish in the executive branch. Thanks to the endless debt, we’re suffering a downturn, together with higher interest rates. We’re joined today by Tracy Shuchart, an economist and commodities expert, to separate fact from fiction in the financial markets. We discuss why the decline in oil prices is not a good thing, why inflation will still remain stubbornly high despite government reports, and why the debt is creating a vicious cycle of high rates in the markets. She also offers some investment advice, believing that silver is getting ready to take off and precious metals mining stocks are also about to catch up to the gold rush. One thing is certain: As everything crashes and burns around us, gold — God’s original currency — is marching on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices