The recent bank collapses after a string of interest rate hikes are deeply foreboding for the U.S. monetary system, said Egon von Greyerz, founder and managing partner at Matterhorn Asset Management.

    Earlier this month Greyerz spoke to Kitco at Deutsche Goldmesse in Frankfurt, Germany.

    This year there have been a series of bank failures as the Fed quickly raised interest rates, making it hard for financial institutions to adjust. In March SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), filed for bankruptcy. Signature Bank, a New York-based regional bank also went under, the third-biggest bank failure in U.S. history.

    Greyerz argued the moves portend a larger move.

    “[We have] reached the end of this monetary era,” said Greyerz. “It doesn’t happen overnight and it’s taken longer than I expected nevertheless it’s happening and..it’s starting to accelerate.”

    Investors have been fleeing the banking sector. Year-to-date the SPDR S&P Bank ETF is down 22%.

    Gold has benefited, trading above $2,000 an ounce for much of 2023. The fear trade has also benefited the gold miners, which are up 10% year to date.

    Coverage of Deutsche Goldmesse 2023 sponsored by Defiance Silver.

    0:20 – What do the recent bank failures indicate?
    2:00 – End of the monetary era.
    3:55 – Dedollarization
    6:05 – Why focus on currencies to determine the direction of gold?
    7:48 – The problem with service-based economies.
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    21 Comments

    1. 11:36 “…you cannot write off debt without at the same time writing off the other side of the balance sheet which is your assets…if the debt disappears then so will the asset values also and the whole system will implode and that is going to happen in the next few years sadly.” WOW!

    2. Gold control out of their hands, August will see the end of the US petro-dollar WEF Banksters world economic dictatorship and how will these criminals react do?……escalate WW3, using their media, politicians and military… lovely lot they are….NOT!👹

    3. Remember all of it has been planned it ! Banking " crisis" they create the problem and provide the solution, CBDC to control everyone in the world, you won't be able to save , buy whatever you want if you say something that they do not like .

    4. Like Egon. Straight to the point. Tired of history lessons. As he said. Gold is wealth preservation. Thats how people in germany after ww2 got back on their feet.

    5. what WOULD RUSSIAS 85 TRILLION of natural assets REALLY BE WORTH , without the wests counterfeit derivative [SLEDGE HAMMER ] tamping down

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