In this exclusive Outlook 2026 special, David Rosenberg, President of Rosenberg Research, joins Jeremy Szafron to dismantle the "Soft Landing" narrative and expose the massive disconnect between Wall Street pricing and Main Street reality. While the S&P 500 hits record highs, Rosenberg presents forensic data showing that the U.S. economy has already entered a "silent" contraction that is being masked by government hiring and a stock market bubble. THE "NO HIRE" ECONOMY: Rosenberg reveals...

In this Outlook 2026 special, Jeremy Szafron sits down with Larry McDonald, founder of The Bear Traps Report, to break down the "Regime Change" hitting markets. Larry warns that a credit accident has already started, citing the collapse of the First Brands DIP loan (trading in the 30s) and the CoreWeave bonds (yielding 12%) as proof that underwriting standards have failed. They discuss the "New Axis" of power in Washington, why the "Quarterly Liquidity" promise in private credit is the next ...

The S&P 500 is pricing in a perfect soft landing, but the physical economy is screaming recession. In this Outlook 2026 special, Mike McGlone, Senior Macro Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, joins Jeremy Szafron to warn that the markets are facing a "Great Reversion" similar to 1929. McGlone points to the S&P 500-to-Gold ratio hitting a historic peak of 1.55—the same level seen before the Great Depression crash - as a signal that a massive rotation out of "paper" assets and into ha...

Peter Schiff returns to Kitco News for a fiery 2026 Outlook. Following a public spat where President Trump called him a "loser" on Truth Social, Schiff argues the bond market has finally declared a winner. With Silver breaking $66 and the Federal Reserve quietly launching a new $40 billion monthly bond-buying program, Schiff warns that the "Sovereign Debt Crisis" has officially begun. In this deep-dive interview, Schiff explains why the Fed’s new "reserve management" is actually the start of...

The Federal Reserve has cut rates by 25 basis points and confirmed $40 billion per month in reserve management purchases, sending fresh liquidity into the system. As the announcement hit the market, silver went parabolic, breaking into new all-time highs above $62, while gold continued to consolidate firmly above $4,200. Gary Wagner of TheGoldForecast.com joins Kitco News Anchor Jeremy Szafron to map the next phase of this historic metals rally. Wagner explains how silver’s breakout above $5...

Triple-digit silver is now a "certainty." In this Outlook 2026 special, Ronald-Peter Stöferle, Managing Partner at Incrementum AG, breaks down why the "Golden Decade" is entering its aggressive second half—and why investors need to abandon the traditional 60/40 portfolio immediately. Ronnie joins Jeremy Szafron to discuss the "4.5 Sigma" event in gold, the "Bretton Woods Realignment" signaled by U.S. policymakers, and his high-conviction call for silver to hit $100+. He also reveals why his ...

Triple-digit silver is now a "certainty." In this Outlook 2026 special, Ronald-Peter Stöferle, Managing Partner at Incrementum AG, breaks down why the "Golden Decade" is entering its aggressive second half—and why investors need to abandon the traditional 60/40 portfolio immediately. Ronnie joins Jeremy Szafron to discuss the "4.5 Sigma" event in gold, the "Bretton Woods Realignment" signaled by U.S. policymakers, and his high-conviction call for silver to hit $100+. He also reveals why his ...

The next major financial crisis won't start in the banks—it will start in the Life Insurance sector. That is the urgent warning from legendary financial analyst James Grant, founder of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer. In this interview with Jeremy Szafron, Anchor at Kitco News, Grant details how the "Search for Yield" has pushed insurance giants into dangerous Private Credit and Private Equity allocations—assets he describes as "inherently junk" and completely lacking price discovery. He warn...

The U.S. economy has been "artificially propped up" for the last two years, and the floor is about to fall out. Former BlackRock Manager and Founder of Phinance Technologies, Ed Dowd, joins Jeremy Szafron on Kitco News to expose why recent GDP data was a "hallucination" driven by government spending on mass migration. In this deep dive, Dowd warns that the "floor has been removed" from the housing market, predicting a tumultuous crash in 2026 as inventory spikes and demand vanishes. He also ...

The "Easy Money" era is over, but the "Gradual Print" has just begun. In this exclusive interview, Lyn Alden (Founder, Lyn Alden Investment Strategy) joins anchor Jeremy Szafron to break down the critical market signals that most investors are missing. While the S&P 500 hits record highs, the "S&P 493" is flatlining, revealing a "mirage economy" masked by AI speculation and fiscal deficits. Lyn reveals why the Federal Reserve quietly halted its balance sheet runoff (QT) on December 1...

The global financial system is flying blind. With the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirming there will be NO October CPI report due to data collection failures, the Federal Reserve is navigating interest rate policy in a total vacuum. Yet, markets are aggressively pricing in a rate cut, effectively bullying the Fed to act without data. In this exclusive interview, Jeremy Szafron is joined by Mark Moss, Chief Visionary Officer at Matador Technologies, to break down the massive divergence betw...

Danielle DiMartino Booth (CEO, QI Research) joins Jeremy Szafron to issue a critical warning about the credit markets, urging investors to "follow junk bond issuance" as the ultimate recession signal. She warns that a freeze in this market previously culminated in a "bloodbath in the stock market," and cracks are already appearing. In this interview, DiMartino Booth breaks down the Fed's sudden decision to "stop draining liquidity" from the system, warning that funding dislocations could mak...

Bitcoin has triggered a "smoke alarm" for the global economy. With the price hovering around $90k, Jack Mallers (CEO, Strike & 21 Capital) joins Jeremy Szafron to explain why "over 50% of Bitcoin holders are now underwater" and argues this is a necessary market flush before the next leg up. In this exclusive interview, Mallers predicts the "liquidity cycle bottoms on December 1st" when Quantitative Tightening (QT) officially ends. He also opens up about the "Treasury Wars," offering a sh...

Gold is holding above $4,000 an ounce, marking one of the strongest sustained rallies in modern history - and now, the U.S. government has just added silver and copper to its official critical minerals list. In this Kitco News interview, Jeremy Szafron sits down with Randy Smallwood, President & CEO of Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), to break down what this means for investors, the global metals supply chain, and the future of sound money. Smallwood reveals how Wheaton just deployed near...

The global monetary system is breaking down. Governments are running out of taxpayers, inflation has become official policy, and sound money is making a comeback. Author and commentator Dominic Frisby joins Jeremy Szafron to explain why the next financial revolution is already underway. He warns that AI and automation are wiping out the labor base that funds governments, forcing states to experiment with digital control systems and central bank digital currencies that he believes will fail. ...

The U.S. economy is in a "Great Contradiction" as the Federal Reserve injects $125 billion while the White House blames it for a "housing recession." Dr. Ron Paul, former U.S. Congressman and Host of ‪@RonPaulLibertyReport‬ argues these are not accidents, but signs of a system that is "totally bankrupt." He explains why the Fed's strategy "is to cause chaos" and warns that Americans "should be on our toes for something very, very big to happen." Paul also shares his thoughts on the recent el...

Is the AI boom a repeat of the 2000 dot-com "bubble"? As the S&P 500 surges to record highs, Chief Market Strategist Gareth Soloway warns a "major market top" is in. In this interview with Kitco News Anchor Jeremy Szafron, Soloway reveals the charts that show "exhaustion signs" and why milestones like Nvidia's $5 trillion market cap "oftentimes mark tops." He argues that "institutional money is dumping" on retail investors and compares today's "mania" to 2000, warning a "nasty snap back"...

A new, disruptive force is entering the gold market. Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin, has been aggressively investing in gold royalty companies, but according to our guest, they are just "the first". In this interview, Jeremy Szafron sits down with Brett Heath, CEO of Metalla Royalty & Streaming, to discuss the collision of crypto and precious metals. Heath reveals we are in the early stages of what he calls the "Great Rebalance"—a massive $370 trillion shift out of ...

The U.S. economy is built on a mountain of unsustainable debt, and the bill is coming due. According to economist E.J. Antoni, the American consumer is officially "tapped out," and the Federal Reserve is trapped in a corner with only two options: a credit crisis or runaway inflation. In this deep-dive interview, the former nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics tells Kitco News' Jeremy Szafron that the official jobs data is a "scandal," arguing the BLS has knowingly used flawe...

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 upcom...