Mining CapEx at historic lows — paradox

Jerome Powell claims inflation expectations are anchored, but skyrocketing commodity prices are telling a much darker story. Tavi Costa joins Jeremy Szafron to break down why the Federal Reserve has lost control of the inflation narrative and why a historic hard asset breakout has just begun.

In this Kitco News interview, Tavi Costa of Azuria Capital details why the global economy is entering a 1970s style stagflation cycle. Costa explains that with federal debt at record levels, the central bank cannot raise rates to fight the current energy and supply shocks, leaving them entirely trapped. He exposes the massive divergence between official CPI data and the real cost of raw materials, warning that this inflation impulse will only accelerate.

Beyond the macro picture, Costa reveals exactly how he is positioning his own portfolio to capitalize on this massive market disconnect. He explains why the recent pullback in gold and silver was a generational buying opportunity and shares the exact criteria he uses to pick mining equities. Costa even names the specific mining stocks he is buying right now, arguing that record low capital expenditure across the industry has created the ultimate asymmetric trade for investors.

Recorded March 30 2026

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Chapter Timestamps:
00:00 The Fed inflation trap and commodity breakout
01:31 Why central banks cannot stop this supply shock
03:32 The US debt crisis and the return of the 1970s
06:01 The CPI illusion vs official inflation data
09:35 Will rising energy costs trigger social unrest?
13:13 The hidden buyers of US Treasuries
16:32 Sovereign gold selling and emerging markets
19:50 Why the mining cycle is nowhere near a peak
23:42 The structural deficit in copper and silver
31:13 Why Tavi Costa is buying the gold and silver dip
35:50 Top mining stock picks Orla Mining and Aura Minerals
41:00 Final thoughts on hard asset positioning

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