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A massive physical drain is accelerating in the silver market, with 29 million ounces leaving the COMEX vaults in just two weeks. At the same time, a new institutional thesis argues for a "structural change" in gold as central banks diversify away from the dollar. Are these events connected? Is the physical market breaking away from the paper price?

To get answers, Kitco News Anchor Jeremy Szafron sits down with Bob Gottlieb, a former executive at a major bullion bank and author of the upcoming book "Mastering Gold and Silver Markets." Gottlieb, whose own forensic analysis first detailed the scale of the silver drain, provides an insider's perspective on the stress fractures now appearing in the global delivery system.

(Recorded on October 23, 2025)

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With the S&P 500 hitting a new all-time high and gold spiking past $4,100 after a cooler-than-expected inflation report, investors are navigating a deeply conflicting market. Is the AI-driven stock rally a speculative bubble, or is this time different? As the Federal Reserve gets the green light to cut rates, is the U.S. dollar about to weaken significantly, fueling the next leg up in precious metals?

Recorded on October 24, 2025, this Kitco News interview features Will Rhind, founder and CEO of GraniteShares. Will, a true architect of the ETF industry, argues that while stock valuations are high, today's companies are of a much "higher quality" than those of the late '90s. He breaks down why the debasement trade is accelerating, why it's now a "question of silver prices catching up to gold" , and how investors should be positioning themselves in an era where simple "buy and hold" investing is evolving.

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After gold surged to a historic all-time high of over $4,381, the market was hit with a violent correction, with prices plunging more than 5% in the sharpest single-day drop since 2013. As the Wall Street narrative points to a "risk-on" rotation into equities, many investors are asking if the bull market is over.

In this Kitco News interview, Rich Checkan, President of Asset Strategies International, argues the exact opposite. He calls the rout a "massive opportunity to buy well" and explains why he believes the core fundamentals—from central bank buying to currency debasement—remain firmly intact.

Jeremy Szafron sits down with Rich to go beyond the headlines and dissect what's really happening in the precious metals markets. They discuss the psychology of a market top versus a healthy correction, the profound disconnect between the crashing paper price and the extreme tightness in the physical market, and the key indicators every investor should be watching now. Rich also provides his actionable playbook for investors wondering whether to buy, hold, or sell in the face of this volatility.

Recorded on October 22, 2025.

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The financial system is sending out a major distress signal. While stocks hover near all-time highs, former Federal Reserve insider Danielle DiMartino Booth warns that a systemic liquidity crisis is already here, and it will force the Fed to abandon its inflation fight.

In this interview, the CEO of QI Research tells Kitco News' Jeremy Szafron that the violent 5% sell-off in gold is a "repeat of March 2020"—a forced liquidation event signaling that the "dash for cash" has begun. She breaks down why "prime borrower" delinquencies are the new canary in the coal mine and explains how banks are using "extend and pretend" tactics to hide a brewing credit event she says will unleash "more cockroaches" into the public markets.

Is the Federal Reserve trapped? Booth lays out the final indicator that will prove the system has broken and the Fed has lost control.

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The global battle for resources has reached a crisis point. Beijing's weaponization of its control over critical minerals has sent shockwaves through the markets , while a shadow war is being fought over the illicit gold trade that funds conflict and terrorism. The West is now facing what our guest calls a "choke hold over supply" in a system he declares is a "broken market".

Kitco News Anchor Jeremy Szafron sits down with Dominic Raab, the former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and current Head of Global Affairs at Appian Capital. A year after his explosive "Silence is Golden" report with the World Gold Council, Raab reveals that while "the silence has been broken" on illicit gold, the West must now confront a much larger strategic failure.

In this crucial interview, Raab lays out the blueprint for survival and victory in this new global conflict over metals. He details why the West's short-term thinking led to this crisis and provides an actionable three-point plan for leaders to build secure supply chains through public-private partnerships, permitting reform, and a "hub and spoke" model of friend-shoring.

(This interview was recorded on October 17, 2025.) 

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Gold continues above $4,200, and silver has surged past $53, but Scottsdale Mint CEO Josh Phair says this is only the beginning. “If you take the foreign debt of the United States, not domestic debt, but foreign debt, and its stated gold holdings, that number’s over 30,000,” he tells Kitco News Anchor Jeremy Szafron. “It’s already hit it twice in my lifetime. Why couldn’t it do it again?”
Phair calls this the Phair–Sinclair Ratio, inspired by legendary trader Jim Sinclair’s model that predicted past gold bull markets. He believes the same imbalance between debt and gold is now driving a historic repricing of real assets.

“We’re in a metal war,” Phair warns. “Whoever controls the metal will win the energy race, the AI race, and the military race.” Refineries face “four to six month backlogs,” silver is being “flown across the Atlantic,” and lease rates have surged “as high as 85 percent.”

He adds that the scramble for physical metal has gone geopolitical. “You’ve got one price for deliverable metal in Dubai or Shanghai and another for London and New York.” Phair says the world is already splitting into “a bifurcated trade, two worlds, think Axis and Allies,” as nations repatriate gold and rebuild vault networks outside the Western system.

(Recorded October 16, 2025)

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In this crucial market update, Technical Analyst Gary Wagner of The Gold Forecast confirms we are in a "true silver squeeze" as the physical market goes into backwardation, an event he says suggests demand is "far exceeding physical stock". He gives his new, must-see price forecasts for both gold and silver, with targets of $4,300 for gold and $55 to $58 for silver.

In a detailed analysis with Kitco News' Jeremy Szafron, Gary Wagner also explains the powerful, ongoing trend of central bank buying that is tightening the global supply because sovereign nations "accumulate hold. They don't sell". He also shares a shocking story about physical gold demand at major retailers like Costco, where it sells out in days. Finally, he reveals the key support level that must hold to avoid "technical chart damage" to the rally.

Recorded October 14, 2025.

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Global markets are flashing red as debt, inflation, and confidence collide. “Inflation is not a fatality. Inflation is a policy,” warns Daniel Lacalle, chief economist at Tressis, calling today’s turmoil a “slow-motion implosion” of advanced economies.

Speaking with Kitco News Anchor Jeremy Szafron, Lacalle says the Federal Reserve has been “too late, too slow, and too wrong” about inflation, and that central banks are “doing all they can to maintain the sovereign debt bubble alive.” He argues that gold and silver are “discounting currency destruction” and that “it is the start of the repricing of silver in the global economy.”

Lacalle warns the next phase of the crisis could hit savers directly. “The only thing governments will do once they enter into this phase of currency debasement is to try to offset part of their liabilities with the wealth on the savings and the deposits of those they can control.”

The interview unpacks the Fed’s policy trap, precious metals’ surge, and the coming “global reset.”

(Recorded October 14, 2025)

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The U.S. government is officially shut down, sending gold to a new all-time high near $3,900 an ounce. At the same time, Bitcoin is surging past $117,000 as major news breaks that could reshape the future of digital assets. In Singapore, a firm co-founded by Donald Trump Jr. announced plans for a crypto debit card, while in Washington, the IRS issued guidance that gives a green light for mass corporate Bitcoin adoption.  

Is this the moment the "hard asset" thesis goes mainstream? Are we witnessing the decay of one system and the rapid construction of a parallel economy, all in the same 24-hour news cycle?

In this essential market update, Kitco News anchor Jeremy Szafron is joined by Emmy-award winning journalist and host of the Coin Stories podcast, Natalie Brunell, to connect the dots on a truly historic day. Natalie breaks down why Washington's "spending problem" is a primary driver for both gold and Bitcoin, what the IRS tax ruling really means for corporate treasuries, and whether nation-states are already secretly adding Bitcoin to their reserves.

Recorded October 1 2025

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A "profound reversion cycle" is here, and the fourth quarter could set the tone for the next few decades, warns Mike McGlone, Senior Macro Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence. McGlone tells Kitco News' Jeremy Szafron that gold's "scary" rally toward $4,000 is a major warning sign for the broader economy, pointing to a massive shift into gold ETFs this year after four years of outflows.

McGlone cautions that with stock market volatility near five-year lows, even a minor reversion could cause the "dominoes to tumble" for risk assets. He explains why he believes industrial commodities are vulnerable, forecasting that crude oil is in a "low price cure trajectory" that could see it revert toward $40 a barrel. He also explains why copper's rally is at risk and why silver may continue to lag gold due to its industrial properties. Finally, McGlone breaks down why Bitcoin's correlation to the stock market is at its highest ever, making it a clear risk-on asset in this environment.

Recorded September 30, 2025

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