Markets are cracking… and gold is screaming higher.
In this episode of Futures Edge, Jim Iuorio and Bob Iaccino are joined by William Rhind, President & CEO of GraniteShares ETFs, to unpack one of the strangest macro setups in years:
Stocks selling off while yields rise, Japan’s bond market flashing warning signs, and precious metals surging as investors quietly reposition for a world defined by debt, de-dollarization, and geopolitical stress.
Rhind explains why today’s gold move looks less like mania — and more like a structural reset driven by sovereign demand, weakening confidence in fiat reserves, and an under-allocation that still has room to run.
Plus, the group dives into the next phase of the AI trade, the evolution of ETF investing, and whether Bitcoin is truly an alternative asset… or just another risk-on proxy.
Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome + Sponsors
02:40 Japan bond shock and global debt stress
04:20 Are governments losing fiscal discipline?
06:10 What would actually bring gold down?
08:00 Tariffs, geopolitics, and why this selloff feels different
11:30 Yen carry trade unwind — real risk or narrative?
15:15 GraniteShares: ETF toolkit for modern markets
20:45 What’s attracting investor flows right now? (AI still dominates)
22:10 AI broadening into metals, miners, power, and infrastructure
24:30 Boomers vs Gen Z: preservation vs accumulation investing
29:40 Infrastructure as the missing key to housing affordability
33:00 Gold & silver: sell signals or structural demand?
37:15 Central banks, Switzerland refining flows, and control of reserves
40:30 Is gold still under-owned at the retail level?
46:00 Fed cuts, Powell’s exit, and political rate pressure
52:30 Bitcoin: endorsement or simply investor demand?
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This episode is sponsored by:
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