The BRICS nations are creating a decentralized, gold-backed financial infrastructure outside US control, potentially challenging the dollar’s reserve status.
A new payment system independent of Swift is being developed, offering 98% reduction in fees and utilizing blockchain technology for instant verification.
China is leading efforts to internationalize the yuan and create multi-jurisdictional gold vaults, enabling trade settlement in gold rather than dollars.
The bond market’s weakness due to lack of demand is leading to higher rates, further breaking the real estate market and making bonds unaffordable for pensions and insurance companies.
The US government’s $2.5 trillion deficit and desire to raise the debt ceiling contrasts with the rest of the world’s pivot away from the dollar.
The stock market is overvalued with high retail participation, while institutional sellers have been selling over $2 billion per week since June.
Gold and silver are undervalued relative to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, with gold at an all-time high in nominal terms but not in relation to the Dow at 44,000.
The Belt Road Initiative aims to industrialize resource-rich countries, settling trade outside the dollar instead of buying treasuries.
The real estate market is broken due to high interest rates and lending standards, making it unaffordable for the next generation to buy starter homes.
Insiders are selling equities and buying commodities, with the largest retail participation in the stock market ever, including at the .com bubble.
The value of the dollar is massively losing value due to continuous printing, masking inflation and distorting the CPI.
The US government is in a “super panic stage” as the rest of the world has already entered panic mode, with the US now reacting to figure out what to do, which is not being reported on CNBC or by the president.
The US dollar is “dead man walking” according to government officials, who are trying to extend its life and determine how to navigate the emerging “stable coin era“.
Global trade as we knew it is unwinding, with potential consequences including economic issues, riots, and turmoil predicted for the second half of this year and 2026.
The gold market typically performs well from August to December, one of its best seasonal periods, as people return to the market after the summer lull.
Foreign-held currency reserves of the US dollar have fallen below 50%, according to the 2023 World Gold Council survey, indicating a decline in the dollar’s dominance.
The Fed is unlikely to take action until fall, when they will assess the situation, but easing into a recession could potentially “blow it up“.
The BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) have the potential to surpass the US in economic and military power over the next 25 years.
A “three-legged stool” of economic and military power exists within BRICS, with Russia, China, and Iran as key players, and Iran being the potential weakest link.
The US is attempting to save manufacturing and spur mining through tariffs, but this could lead to unintended consequences such as deflation and a potential collapse of the US dollar.
A massive wealth transfer from the US to the rest of the world is anticipated, affecting not just investors but also workers and consumers, as US assets are revalued downward.
The US is currently in a deflationary depression with a potential hyperinflation event of the dollar, which could lead to a commodity super cycle and a revaluation of US assets.
Many countries are caught in a brutal debt trap with no escape, leading to an inevitable total collapse of the fiat currency system.
The rising price of gold reflects the continued debasement of the US dollar and other paper currencies, signaling the end game of the debt-based system.
Central banks have leased gold that may not be returned, potentially causing a crisis in gold derivative markets and leading to gold repatriation from COMEX to Europe.
The silver market shows promising technical indicators, with a chart pattern suggesting it’s poised to break out and outperform gold.
A potential drop in the gold-silver ratio to more sustainable levels could further boost silver’s performance relative to gold.
The British economy faces potential financial collapse due to rising and unfunded welfare obligations, serving as a cautionary tale for other G7 nations.
The debt trap becomes inescapable when economies enter deep recessions, making it impossible for governments to fund spending and leading to “game over” scenarios.
The illusion of free services like healthcare grips many nations, leading to broken systems with years-long waiting times for potentially life-saving treatments.
Even Ukrainian refugees in the UK are returning home due to inability to access services from the National Health Service, highlighting the severity of healthcare system failures.
Implementing a hypothecated treasury system, where taxes are directly linked to specific expenditures, could improve transparency and public understanding of government finances.
The gold standard is proposed as the best economic framework, promoting sound money principles and allowing governments to manage gold reserves through interest rates.
Psychiatric casualties are as inevitable in warfare as physical wounds, affecting nearly all soldiers due to the stress of battle, death threat, and repulsion towards killing.
Most individuals have an innate reluctance to kill fellow humans, requiring extensive training and psychological conditioning to overcome this natural aversion.
The conversion process of transforming recruits into killers involves fostering group solidarity, dehumanizing the enemy, and maximizing physical distance between killer and victim, akin to a religious conversion.
Increasing physical distance between soldier and target is the most effective method to minimize reluctance to kill, making it easier to take lives from hundreds of meters away.
Group solidarity intensifies emotions like hatred and aggression, acting as a mirror that magnifies individual behaviors and drives soldiers to commit atrocities.
Advanced training techniques and weapons that increase distance have made it possible to transform most men into killers, potentially increasing the risk of future large-scale conflicts.
Credit card borrowing declined by its second-largest amount since COVID, posting a negative number for the first time since the pandemic, signaling unusual consumer behavior during economic downturns.
The housing market faces dire alternatives: either mortgage rates drop from 6.7% to 4%, or home prices substantially decrease to loosen the market’s vice grip.
The average consumer has been in recession for 4 years, with retail sales stagnant in real terms, while the upper half of the K-shaped economy sustains average statistics.
Student loan delinquency is forecasted to affect 10 million borrowers facing wage garnishment in the coming months, up from 2 million this summer.
The private credit market resembles corporate buy-now-pay-later, with companies constantly piling debt on debt, subordinating new debt, and pushing senior debt holders down the chain.
Buy now pay later transactions are now reported to credit agencies, negatively impacting consumers’ credit scores and borrowing capacity.
The 10-year yield has remained above its 3-4 year moving averages for an unprecedented duration, posing a real existential threat to economic growth.
The credit market is a light switch: on or off, with no dimmer, potentially leading to a sudden flip in risk appetite similar to 2008.
The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet now outweighs the Fed funds rate in determining long rates and will likely be used to monetize massive fiscal stimulus in the economic downturn.
The dollar may pay the price for fiscal spending sins, potentially leading to a change in monetary regime towards a hard asset-backed or commodity-backed currency.
The BRICS coalition is unlikely to be deterred by a potential 10% tariff on member countries due to their long-term focus and investment.
Treasury capital flows data reveals foreign central banks unloaded $110 billion worth of US treasuries in the first six weeks of 2025, accelerating sales at four times the previous rate.
The affluent consumer, accounting for 50% of spending, has been cautious since the start of the year, causing consumer spending to go sideways.
A credit bust triggered by a private equity firm, bank, or other entity could precipitate a broader repricing of credit risk, revealing the economy’s true weakness.
Michelle Makori’s new show “The Real Story” aims to expose real risks, shifts, and opportunities shaping the economy, financial system, and geopolitical order through in-depth expert interviews.
The show will focus on macroeconomics, geopolitics, markets, Bitcoin, and gold, emphasizing sound money and the future of fiat currency, while challenging mainstream narratives.
Produced by Miles Franklin Media, a leader in wealth preservation with over $11 billion in precious metals sales since 1989, the show will be available on their YouTube channel.
Michelle Makori will host, featuring Andy Schectman as a regular guest, and include solo signature one-on-one interviews where Makori plays devil’s advocate.
The program aims to empower viewers to make informed decisions about their wealth, future, and freedom by providing credible insights and exposing truths about the financial system.
The Epstein case could potentially overturn the US government and power structure if high-level officials and billionaires involved in illicit activities are exposed, implying something insidious, dangerous, and beyond comprehension.
The US Army Corps of Engineers is actively rebuilding Israeli defense structures with billions of shekels, including infrastructure for new refueling aircraft, helicopters, and naval commando units.
Anti-American sentiment is rising globally, exemplified by “kill a gringo” signs in Mexico City, indicating a less friendly and riskier world for Americans living abroad.
The US is losing its status as the best place to invest, with foreigners pulling capital out due to concerns about Trump’s unpredictable policies and seeking alternative investments like gold or European stocks.
The US national debt is split 50/50 between American entities and foreigners, with defaulting potentially punishing enablers of government actions while freeing future generations.
M2 money supply has grown for 19 consecutive months, with inflation at 4.5% year-over-year, suggesting higher inflation is needed to address the debt crisis.
The possibility of a genuine civil war in the US exists, potentially manifesting as an informal guerrilla war with early signs like targeted attacks on ICE agents.
The American middle class is shrinking dramatically, with the standard of living destroyed and higher inflation expected to address economic challenges.
Citizenship by investment programs offering passports as backup options are becoming obsolete, facing scrutiny and potential loss of visa-free travel to the EU and US.
Foreign governments and institutions are increasingly reluctant to hold US government debt denominated in dollars, seeking alternatives to protect their capital from domestic government actions.
Testosterone amplifies pre-existing behaviors, making systems “turn on louder” without creating new aggression, while lowering thresholds for provocation and boosting behaviors needed to maintain status.
Testosterone increases energy, motivation, and alertness by enhancing glucose uptake in skeletal muscle and is deeply intertwined with dopamine, which drives goal-directed behavior.
Estrogen enhances cognition, stimulates neurogenesis, increases glucose and oxygen delivery, and protects against dementia and cardiovascular disease, serving as a key predictor for Alzheimer’s prevention.
Context is crucial in stress perception, with the brain’s ability to toggle between primitive systems and the prefrontal cortex allowing us to interpret situations as threatening or benign.
Physical practices like exercise, breathing, and hypnosis can mitigate stress by taking control of neural circuits, but their effectiveness varies greatly among individuals.
Social media exposes us to a vast context, potentially overwhelming our primitive systems and leading to feelings of inadequacy as we compare ourselves to others’ lifestyles.
Humans uniquely participate in multiple hierarchies simultaneously, leading to complex psychological games and stress responses as we navigate different social contexts and expectations.
Individual differences in stress responses are vast and complex, making it challenging to prescribe universal stress management techniques and necessitating personalized approaches.
95% of central banks are planning to increase their gold holdings, signaling a major shift away from the US dollar as the dominant global currency.
China is directing its state banks to buy gold and encouraging individuals to do the same, creating a deep-pocketed buyer that influences other central banks with strategic trade partnerships.
The Fed is ignoring economic weaknesses, with job market data at a two-year low and 4.4% unemployment, higher than pre-COVID levels despite similar inflation rates.
The Treasury’s $25 billion increase in 4- and 8-week bill auctions doesn’t address debt servicing and only steepens the yield curve.
BRICS nations are developing alternative payment systems that can instantly translate between currencies, bypassing the need for dollar-based platforms like Swift.
Uranium presents a larger long-term opportunity than copper due to its geopolitical importance in powering AI, defense, and grid energy.
Small and micro modular reactors represent the next wave of nuclear power, with companies capable of enriching uranium independently from Russia or Kazakhstan at the forefront.
Gold has outperformed Nvidia this year, with silver and copper also showing strong performance, indicating hard assets as effective hedges against stagflation and market distortion.
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