Alasdair Macleod: The Start Of The Global Fiat Collapse

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Mar 31, 2026

Alasdair Macleod, veteran macro commentator and precious metals analyst, warns of a chain reaction from Middle East conflict to energy shocks, surging bond yields, and monetary strain. He highlights why bond markets and Japan’s capital flows matter, explains gold’s physical demand shift to the East, and urges rethinking credit and real wealth as fiat risks rise.

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Futures Open Interest Shows Paper Market Exiting

Open interest on COMEX has plunged: gold to a 15-year low and silver to a 20-year low, signalling the market is exiting paper contracts.
Macleod interprets this as a systemic shift from paper to physical demand, especially from the East.

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Energy Supply Shock Threatens Broad Inflation

Energy shortages are the real systemic risk, not just oil prices; they affect fertilizers, shipping, helium and 45,000 oil-dependent products.
That supply shock at planting season threatens sharp CPI rises and undercuts official low inflation forecasts.

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Commodities Rise Reflects Falling Fiat Purchasing Power

Currency depreciation explains rising commodity and metal prices: gold and copper climb because fiat purchasing power is falling.
Investment managers priced in dollars miss this because they evaluate returns in the currency itself.

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Alasdair Macleod returns to Macroscopic with a stark warning: the conflict with Iran is not just another geopolitical flashpoint, but a potential catalyst for the endgame of the global fiat currency system. In this conversation, he explains why the real story is not only war or oil, but the chain reaction from energy disruption to higher bond yields, collapsing credit, and a broader monetary crisis. We discuss why Alasdair believes bond markets are now the most important signal to watch, why Japan may be the hidden trigger for a global debt unwind, and why a move above 5% on the US 10-year Treasury could break equity markets. He also lays out why he sees the recent correction in gold as a paper shakeout rather than a fundamental reversal, and why physical demand from the East continues to reshape the gold market. The conversation also covers the Strait of Hormuz, inflation risks, the future of the petrodollar, yuan-based trade, private credit fragility, and why Alasdair argues that investors need to think differently about money, credit, and real wealth. His conclusion is blunt: get out of credit and understand the role of gold before the next phase of this macro shift arrives. 📲 Download the GoldRepublic app:

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