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The Independent Speculator on Global Political Economy and Monetary Metals

by Lobo Tiggre
Friday, May 09, 01:00pm, UTC, 2025

In this Pinnacle Digest interview, Aaron Hoddinott asked me to dig a little deeper into the global geopolitical game, how it affects the economy in general, and monetary metals, specifically. Aaron took a little detour into more personal realms, but that was fun as well. Good stuff.

 

 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Gold Rises Amidst The Global Economic Chaos
01:35 - Introducing Lobo Tiggre: Mining Industry Speculator
02:39 - What Is Gold’s Role in Today’s Global Economy?
05:14 - Why Are Central Banks Hoarding Gold?
08:55 - Don’t Fall For The BRICS Gold-Backed Currency Hype
10:50 - What Happened to the Historic Silver-Gold Ratio?
13:00 - Gold Is a Crowded Trade
14:00 - What Will Make Silver’s Price Increase?
17:12 - Where Are The Best Regions For Mining Speculations?
20:36 - Mining and Exploration In Many Foreign Jurisdictions Is Getting Riskier
22:06 - Why Bother Investing in the High-Risk World of Mining and Exploration?
24:04 - With AI Evolving, What Will Happen to Authors and Writers?
26:45 - What Makes a Great Writer?
29:24 - The Inflation Impact of Trump’s Tariff Strategy
30:50 - Trump Wants to Go Down in The History Books
33:40 - Why America Was Once The World’s Manufacturing Power
35:30 - Trump Knows What the Audience Wants to Hear
37:50 - Inflation, Deflation, Stagflation… What’s Next?
39:00 - The Worst Case Scenario
39:44  - The Wrap Up

 

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