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 Oh, it's good to be back. It It's been several years. I think it's something like 2018 now. Pardon my voice. I I was at a a rally and I I wore my voice down yesterday and the day before. I can still talk. I just have to clear my throat once in a while, but I'm good to go. And the the brain is working just fine. And uh we're watching history. um the newsletter that I've launched in 2004. We're now in the 22nd year and I've been advocating silver ever since it was $7. Okay. I bought a bunch

of uh rolls of Morgan, you know, 20 rolls of Morgan dollars. I bought them at $7 from Littleton, New Hampshire. You know, I just bought them, bought more, bought more, bought more. And let me just recite a funny little story. It was around 200 five. Warren Buffett said, "I sold the silver too early." No, he didn't. He got called away after selling covered calls. He had ample income from silver and I believe he got called away at $750 because it got over $8. And he didn't want to admit, this is very key, Dustin,

he did not want to admit that he lost money on silver when he claimed that there was no income potential. He sold covered calls and got called away. So, he had two options. He could lose money by buying them underwater or he could say, "I sold too early a big fat." >> Welcome to Gold Silver News, your go to destination for all things economics and finance. Whether you're an experienced investor, an inquisitive student, or just someone who wants to stay ahead in today's everchanging economic landscape,

you've come to the right place. Now, we'll show you the best scenes of the latest interview. But first, smash the subscribe button, hit the like button, and send us super thanks if you find our daily recaps valuable. Enjoy the episode. He's invested $345 billion in the Japanese yen. Okay, so back then, silver was a huge bargain. And you know, we got stuck for at least eight years in the teens. And a lot of people got discouraged and they said, "When's it going to when's it going to run, Jim?

When's it going to run?" The same question over again, year after year after year after year. I said, "When the US government debt becomes a big problem when they regard I mean, it doubled every administration, two-term administ, let's just call it the Trump and Biden pair." The Biden show. I know. I've kept telling him when the government debt is a problem, when the bond market has trouble selling bonds, and you know, we're in an impossible situation now, Dustin. They

cannot raise interest rates because the economy is so weak. We're actually in a depression that we don't admit. They can't lower rates because we've got an inflation problem. So, there are no policy options. And a year ago, year and a half ago, you remember we were leading up to the September rate cut. I told people, and this was not based on my colleagues, this is just my own thought. I thought with the debt so terrible, if they cut rates, we're going to see the long end go up in rates. And

that's exactly what we saw. So if Trump has his way and he reduces interest rates, he's going to light a fire under the gold and silver market. You think it's already on fire? Okay, it's going to be on fire even more. I like to say Fibonacci is in the room. 10, 20, 30, 50, 80, 130. Okay, we're about to make, let's just say, some friction at 80. And I don't know if you're aware, but there's a $7 vig now between Shanghai and ComX. >> Arbitrage. >> Well, you know, they could arbitrage.

You know, a key part of the arbitrage, they buy it in New York and then do an exchange for physical and take delivery in China. >> Yeah, they're draining us with silver. They're pulling it out. >> I don't think we have any. Yeah, >> we're we're selling paper silver and they're doing an exchange for delivery in Shanghai. >> They're picking it up in Shanghai. JP Morgan withdrew, I believe it was 24 Oh gosh, I know it had a two and a four and it I think it was like 24 million

ounces. I think they pulled it off the the vault um two weeks ago, three weeks ago, Thanksgiving. That Thanksgiving weekend was historic. Um JP Morgan essentially said, "We're not going to leave our silver in the market. We're going to remove it from eligible. We're going to make it registered, and it's up $20." Um they've got a $400 million benefit from doing that. Now remember I said when the US government debt is a problem right now the last two bond auctions have been terrible

so the bad publicity wouldn't be there dollar swaps follow the dollar swaps follow the tick report they match up all right I made a forecast in 2010 Dustin I said we got 10 years of trillion ion dollar annual deficits 10 years at the end of this decade of 2010. So around 2020, we're going to have a very big problem. I've got a couple military sources. I'm trying to pack it in now because I I know you're not feeling well, but >> go for it. I mean, just keep running. You're doing well.

>> Once I get >> There's a lot to unpack. There's so much you know what has happened. >> I can't stop once I get going. They've been stop trying to stop the price of silver and now they failed. It's finally happened. >> Okay, let's let's focus on silver. Okay, the pattern a few months ago was to sell one year of global mining silver output on a single day. Okay, that would knock the price down a good 10 15%. Well, now it's not working because the

Chinese and the bricks are buying up silver. It's India and China. India. Oh gosh. It was about April. I had an entire chapter in the newsletter, the hattrick letter on golden hyphenjackass.com. A whole chapter on solar farms pictures. Okay. There like four or five in India. There are a couple in uh California. There one or two in Nevada. Arizona has one. Uh Australia has a couple solar farms. And the demand is enormous. And what a lot of people don't know about solar farms is that after a few years, the

panels don't work very well. They they kind of it's not a corrosion. It's more like they change from all that exposure to the radiation and ultraviolet. And and in addition to that, every couple years is like a 10 or 15% efficiency gain. So after three or four years, it's well, you know, I think we need a new car. I think we need new panels. Okay, I want to get a new car. They got new, you know, electronic fuel injection. It's been four years. I want a new car. Okay, I want the advances.

Anyway, the solar demand is huge and it's not stopping. We've got the US knocking down the price and the bricks in China and Dubai saying, "Thank you very much. No longer are these pounces and ambushes successful." It It's like they knock down the price and the next day it's right back. Um, but we are about, I think, to hit a point where there might be a little bit of a correction. But it goes like this. You know, I've got a $20 million account and I just went up 3 million. So, I

think I'm going to take 10% of my position and cash out. And if it comes back down, I'll buy more. If it doesn't, I'm content. But I want to diversify. I want to buy some platinum. I might want to buy a a discounted uh property near the beach because there are foreclosures. Okay. There's going to be a little bit of selloff after a gigantic gain and it's not going to last. It's not going to last three weeks. >> Yeah. >> Um >> the banks are trying to smash it down as

well and they've failed, but they may try again. They just got a bunch of money from the Fed. >> Yeah. and and an unnamed bank apparently. And and that brings up a very interesting point. How do they get out of insolveny? Um I believe that the let's just say that the Trump gang um I don't know who they are honestly. I call them the Trump gang. How come none of the Trump sons looks like Donald? Okay, that that's you know a very big question. But the Trump gang is talking Bitcoin and buying XRP.

They're talking Bitcoin. Is there a big upside potential in Bitcoin? Oh, maybe fivefold. I don't know. Is there a big upside in XRP? Maybe a hundfold. Uh-huh. >> I don't trust it. >> You don't trust it? >> Nah, it's it's centralized. I don't trust it. It's basically bankster coin. Yeah, but that's that's exactly why it's going to go up a hundfold. Bitcoin, I'm sorry. Black Rockck and JP Morgan have successfully acquired several billion coins. Yeah, it's a

banker's coin. Why don't you join them when they enjoy join them when they benefit from a hundfold gain? It's a banker bridgecoin to the digital world. Would you like a hundfold gain and tag along on their their coattails? I think that sounds like a good plan. Anyway, so you're not an XRP fan and that's disappointing because I think you're missing. >> I think cryptos are a trap in general. >> Well, that that's that's a a rather large blanket to throw over the entire

set during a global paradigm shift involving over 50 trillion of assets being tokenized. I am happy with silver though. >> Well, yeah. Okay, fine. Let's focus on silver. When people say, "Jim, what's up with silver?" I say, "It's remarkably shiny. It has almost no replacements." And I like it. That's my answer to what do you think about silver? Um, you know, a lot of people don't understand some things. Let me let me try to explain something in layman's terms. Uh it's

called isotopes. And um I I want to say goodbye to the farmer. Um the farmer was somebody who explained some of these things to me. He was the son of a Roswell physicist. He was a teenager in Roswell. His father was a physicist in the 1950 decade. He just died. And bless you farmer. Um may you rise to heaven and be with the Lord. He explained some things about silver. Um, it has two major isotopes. There are exactly no other metals that have common isotopes. Now, if you look at uranium, I think of U238. That's an

isotope. It's rare. It's way under 1%. That's why you need the centrifuges and the refinery to get that heavy uranium that will be subjected to fishing. Okay, silver has two isotopes. Each one is over 30% in commonality and that's one of its biggest um scientific advantages. It can jump in isotopes and offer a potential for certain reactions that I do not fully understand. Why is silver so wonderful in photovotayaic? Why is it so wonderful in reflecting light for photographic? Why is it so

great for electronics? I don't have a good answer but farmer told me that's what I call him. I don't want to give away his real name. He told me it is because of the two common isotopes and is a very rare metal and cannot be replaced. I remember that 10 years ago uh there was a new application that I heard about. Okay. 20 years ago it was oh burn victims are using silver. That's another application. Well, have you ever looked at pressuret treated lumber? You know the 2x4s and on the end you see

it's green. >> Yeah. >> That's silver I don't know nitrate or something. It's anti-insect. Um it's yet another application. It's it's akin to the uh antimicrobe for medical uses in burns. It's antimicrobe uh at the the ground level. Okay. >> It's a miracle. And and the reason that it's useful for those technologies better than most things is a it's conductive more than almost anything else and b it does not corrode and almost everything else does.

I've got um a three series of the you know the O the Morgan O series from New Orleans and they've got some beautiful marbling. Um I believe it's copper impurities. Um and it's gorgeous. Um okay. Um let me know if you avoid the tomb, brother John. Um, I haven't talked to him in five years since my father died. And I have no interest in conversing with my brother. We were like twins growing up. I was a little taller for my age. I think because I drank a lot of milk, Dustin. Um, you know,

milk. They tried to improve the production of milk by putting in hormones for the cows. And I drank a lot of milk. I drank John's milk sometimes. And so I we were like twins. I was two years younger, but I was taller. Now I'm just two inches taller and not as dumb. Um, >> that helps, too. The brain is the most important part. >> Yeah, he got the teeth, I got the brain. Um, all right. Silver is not go done going up. Okay. I' I'd like to get to some speculation regarding silver because

this might be valuable for a lot of people. Um, we had a hard time getting through 20. It took almost 10 years. We had a hard time getting through 30. It took about three years, three and a half years. We had a little bit of a hard time getting through 50. It might have been what? Six weeks. >> Wasn't the bad. >> Maybe a little less. Maybe. Okay. We might have a little trouble getting through 80. I don't think it's going to be more than a couple of weeks, if that. 10, 20, 30, 80, 130. Fibonacci is in the

room. If you need the formula for that, I've got it. It's got a square root of five in it. It's got the golden ratio. 1 plus the root of 5 over two. It has a a trait that if you square it and subtract one, you're back to the same number. That's the essence of the Fibonacci sequence. Anyway, it's fun. Uh, by the way, I'm writing a math book and um I I've got some stall in it because this is just so exciting what's going on with silver. But it's also exciting, you know, just just let me go

off on a tangent a bit. It's exciting to watch the global digital finance transformation because we've got over 90% of the banks committed to it. And if you haven't seen it, yeah, >> you're missing something big. They're going to be realizing 80% reduction in cost for transfers. They're going to be moving $40 million in 3 seconds for two cents. That's going to be norm and I believe XRP is going to be the dominant bridge asset for this technology and they're all getting into it. The

DTCC depository trust, oh gosh, Clearance Corp., they're now tokenizing for derivatives. Uh NASDAQ is tokenizing for trade settlement. Uh Swift is tokenizing their transfers. They're actually a just an email messaging service posing as a transfer company. Um, and they're big fat liars. Uh, they've got already thousands of banks doing Swift transfers with XRP. I think it's going to be one of the most historic big gainers in modern history. But we're in the middle of a digital

paradigm shift where assets across the world maybe between 50 and hundred trillion dollars are being tokenized. Okay. Once they're tokenized, they're going to want to have transfers that avoid the escrow vastro and nostro accounts. And that's between 12 and 25 trillion dollars of corresponding bank escrow funds. You want to send from New York to Rome 10 million. Well, Rome must post $10 million in escrow. New York must post $10 million in escrow just to send it. And once it's there, the escros

are pulled back. Okay? So, the big banks are excited for almost $20 trillion of bank assets to be freed up. no longer needed for an obsolete corresponding banking system. Sign up for the newsletter and learn more about XRP. And you might benefit also, Dustin, from learning more about XRP. >> I'm afraid they're going to turn >> Seems like you've got >> I'm afraid they're going to turn on the uh like you must use it to buy and sell social credit score system soon with it.

>> That's a possibility. But in England, they're wrecking that now in the parliament. They're wrecking that in England. Uh that is a story in progress. Now, the guy who who is he's essentially offering a veto on Britain's digital ID. It looks like the original King Charles. I'm telling you, this is very weird. I don't want to get locked into this conversation, but I will have one story in the newsletter for December. It'll be posted in a few days. We've only got

three days. Pardon my voice, but I was yelling a lot. It was an interesting event, but um a story on another day. All right. Silver is not done going up. Here's an interesting description of what's happening. We're pushing off the table the corrupt paper price discovery mechanisms that there's still comics contracts, there's still delivery, but it's being overwhelmed and and they're abusing the paper. Some Wall Street banks have gone long, Dustin, and we're removing the paper influence

and we're entering. It's going to take a little while. I don't know if it's going to take another week, two weeks, maybe a little more. We're moving toward physical price discovery. What do you guys have on the ramp to sell? If you don't, we're going to jump at 10 bucks. Physical price discovery. What's your supply? Now, do you remember two years ago we had the eligible, we had the registered and they brought in a new category of called pledged. >> Yeah. >> Okay. That's that's Uncle Ira in upstate

New York who apparently has a ton of silver in his basement for God's sake. Yeah. Right. Pledged. Right. Right. Right. In other words, let's just call it mythical silver. This is how desperate they are. They're shut down the US Mint. I don't know if people have noticed, but there's very little available at Miles Franklin. >> Everybody's shutting down sales. It seems like >> Yeah. I'm wondering what's going to happen with the silver producers, not Mexico, like like the Canadian silver

producers, the the Australian silver producers. Here's a funny fact. Uh, Poland produces as much as Russia. >> I'd love to have a silver mine right now. >> Yeah. Um, I started saying almost a year ago that we might see a silver cartel like we have had now for half a century in oil. Okay. We regard OPEC as normal. IT'S NOT NORMAL. IT'S A CARTEL. They control supply. They control talk about output which affects price. Are we going to get that with silver? Where the Chinese and the Mexicans join forces?

>> We're too loud. We're too loud. Me and you. >> We're too loud with what? >> We Well, with our message, they won't be able to control the uh conversation when it comes to silver, I think. >> Yeah. But you you can't stop cartels from forming. Uh right now Mexico has basically called silver a national security metal and they're only selling it to their communist partner in China. So so is the US. So that actually brings up another question I wanted to ask you

about. What what are your thoughts on potential confiscation for this you know we were out of it. It's a national strategic metal military etc excuse. I think the first line of risk will be the silver producers, the miners, and and it might involve the Canadians as well. They're more Canadian mining companies, and they're all over the place, and I was involved from '05 to '08 in the Canadian mining firm conference. Um, there thousands of them. Um, they're small, they're tiny. They're

hoping, you know, to make it big with a discovery. I I think we're very likely to see the mining companies ordered that they must yield their silver output to a national repository, a national stockpile. and and you can be dead sure that the back door will have a military access. That I think is the first thing to watch for, Dustin. I don't think there's going to be confiscation of say, you know, silver in the Texas Depository or the Delaware Depository or the Idaho Money Metals Depository

or the Sprat Depository in San Diego. That's little known. Um, you can buy Sprat Silver and say, "I want to store it in San Diego." I believe it's in Carl'sbad, which is San Diego metro. Okay. So, watch to see. Okay. Here's a good voice in the wind. It's New Meire of First Majestic Silver. He's a rebel. He's always been a thorn in the government's side. He said four years ago, if if you're going to put a lid on the silver price, we're going to stack it in inventory and

only make half of it available. I don't know how long he stuck with that policy, but maybe he would be someone who would say, "I just got a call and a visit from the Treasury Department and golly, there was a uniform general behind him and they're telling us that we have to sell our silver output to the government silver stockpile." I don't know if you know your history, but Teddy Roosevelt made a 1 3 billion ounce stockpile of silver. I want to thank each and every one of

our donors and our supporters and everyone who shops with our Patriot sister companies at redpilling.com as we are 100% listener supported and it is because of you that we are able to stand and speak. >> Thank each and every one of you. Oh, this is called 1 billion. I think it was 1905. Okay, it's hard to remember all the numbers, but it was a billion at least and it got exhausted six or eight or 10 years ago. So, the military wants a new stockpile. China has been working on their stockpile for years. Okay. If we do have

some confiscation, I think it'll be it'll start and a good warning from the Department of Treasury to order a direct line from the mining companies. So, that that's something to watch for. You know, in in our business, you got to watch for signals >> and that that would spike the price incredibly though because compet there's a lot of competition from industry. Dear listeners, I was able to upload a portion of this interview which lasted approximately 2 hours and 6 minutes due

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believes that such price manipulation cannot persist indefinitely. A surge in physical demand, he argues, will sooner or later expose discrepancies in the paper market, leading to a dramatic revaluation of both gold and silver. In such a scenario, gold could rise well into the thousands of dollars per ounce, while silver might break into tripledigit territory, an outcome that could shake the entire global financial system. Six, the US economy and Federal Reserve criticisms. Given that Dr. Dr. Jim Willie is primarily based in the

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them as a clearer portrayal of how global power balances are evolving. Eight supporters and critics in the realm of economics and finance. Dr. Jim Willie is considered an alternative analyst rather than part of the mainstream. This status has earned him a committed following while also drawing criticism from established economists. Supporters belief in expose of hidden realities. They see Willy's commentary as a revelation of financial manipulations overlooked by mainstream channels. Precious metals enthusiasts,

investors bullish on gold and silver tend to resonate with Willy's stance on the eventual surge in precious metal values. Those interested in conspiracy theories. Willy's emphasis on secret deals and under the radar developments appeals to people who suspect official narratives are incomplete. Critics accusations of excessive speculation. Critics argue that many of Willy's forecasts have either failed to materialize or lack solid backing, disconnected from market realities. Some economists see Willy's views as too

extreme, diverging significantly from conventional market indicators, promotion of conspiracy theories. Central to their critique is that Willie relies heavily on data or rumors that mainstream economics deem unverified. Dr. Jim Willie often counters these critiques by stating that time will prove him right. His followers tend to regard short-term inaccuracies as less important than the larger long-term trends he highlights. Nine major themes in publications and interviews. Dr. Jim Willie appears regularly on podcasts, in

online interviews, and through articles in which he reasserts or refineses his views about global finance. Recurring themes include monetary policies and the prospect of inevitable collapse. Willie often labels the ongoing wave of central bank easing as unsustainable and believes it will lead to an unprecedented debt bubble, global trade and the dollar standing. He focuses on the likelihood of the dollar losing its primacy in oil transactions. In his view, geopolitical powerhouses like China and Russia are accelerating this

shift. Manipulation in metal markets. According to Willie, the only reason gold and silver are not trading at much higher levels is price suppression, which he believes will eventually fail. Investment suggestions. While stopping short of giving direct investment advice, Willie regularly emphasizes the value of holding physical gold and silver. He sometimes comments on real estate, cryptocurrencies, or other commodities, but his primary stance remains consistent. Tangible assets are a hedge against potential financial

turmoil. 10. Dr. Jim Willy's forecasts and their accuracy. Like many financial commentators, Dr. Jim Willie has made various predictions over the years. While some have aligned partially with real outcomes, others have not materialized according to his expected timelines. Critics highlight inaccurate or postponed forecasts, especially concerning the swift collapse of the dollar or hyperinflation that did not occur as predicted. Willie and his followers attribute such delays to factors like ongoing market manipulation

or new geopolitical agreements that slowed down the anticipated shifts. They also stressed that his analyses revolve more around long-term structural issues than short-term market timing and that certain economic events might simply be unfolding later than initially expected. At the same time, supporters note that Willie accurately pointed out the continued expansion of central bank balance sheets and the trend of countries accumulating gold reserves. Whether these represent unique insights or broader trends also recognized by

mainstream analysts is open to debate. 11. Conspiracy theories and critiques of mainstream economics. Dr. Jim Willie sometimes embraces viewpoints described as conspiracy theories such as allegations of covert arrangements among global banking elites or claims that certain financial institutions deliberately engineer crisis. These comments often lack direct support in official reports or academic literature, undermining their acceptance by mainstream experts. Nevertheless, Willy's core audience contends that the

very absence of this information in major news outlets is evidence of systematic cover-ups. This tension results in a polarized reception. While some commend him for tackling subjects that major economists avoid, others dismiss his arguments as relying on rumor or anecdotal evidence. 12. Building an audience and media strategy. Dr. Jim Willy's influence stems in large part from digital media. Rather than appearing frequently on television networks or in major newspapers, he has cultivated a following through. His

website Golden Jackass. The subscription-based model allows him to finance his research and post in-depth analyses without relying on traditional editorial norms. Podcasts and interviews. Alternative finance channels invite him to discuss his views, giving him a platform free from mainstream editorial constraints. Social media. Willie uses social media platforms to share shorter commentaries and link to his more extensive articles or interviews. This approach targets a niche yet dedicated audience,

particularly those skeptical of mainstream financial narratives. Willy's unconventional or controversial theories find an environment of fewer restrictions online, aligning with audiences seeking alternative takes on global economics. 13. Dr. Jim Willy's place in the financial world in mainstream banking circles or academia. Dr. Jim Willie is not widely cited. Instead, he operates as an independent commentator, an outsider who both intrigues and polarizes observers. Critics consider his warnings overly

dire and his reliance on unofficial data problematic, but the financial turmoil of previous crises has also made many investors more open to unconventional perspectives. Those who value his work stress how events like the 2008 financial crisis validated skepticism toward institutional analyses. Willy's arguments about the unsustainability of constant monetary easing and the precarious nature of the global debt burden echo broader concerns, though he often frames them more bluntly. Overall, Dr. Jim Willie sits at the intersection

of alternative finance commentary and mainstream critique. While he has a loyal core following, he is also subject to ongoing scrutiny by economists and analysts who question his methods and conclusions. 14. Conclusion and assessment. Dr. Jim Willie stands out in alternative finance circles through his strong critiques of central banks, fervent support for gold and silver, and emphasis on significant geopolitical realignments. His central premise is that the current global financial order, especially the dollar-based system, is

unsustainable. According to Willie, everinccreasing debt and persistent market manipulation will eventually trigger a major monetary crisis. one in which holders of real assets, particularly precious metals, will thrive. Yet, questions remain as to whether his most dramatic predictions will unfold precisely as he envisions and on what timeline. His track record has been mixed, and skepticism about certain forecasts lingers. Supporters respond by emphasizing that Willy's perspective is best understood as a

warning about underlying fragility. fragilityities that may require more time to materialize or that might manifest in ways not easily predicted. Regardless of these debates, Dr. Jim Willie has established a definite niche. His analyses, whether embraced or doubted, compel audiences to consider alternative possibilities and deeper layers of the global financial system. For that reason, those who engage with Willy's writings often do so with a blend of caution and curiosity, recognizing that while his approach can

veer into unconventional territory, it may also provide a valuable counterpoint. >> Don't forget to like our video and subscribe for our channel. [Music]