The Fed’s Cornered, and Gold Knows It.
By mid-2026, the Federal Reserve will likely be forced to cut rates — not because inflation has “returned to target,” but because the system can’t handle 5% rates on $35 trillion of U.S. debt. Every additional percentage point of interest is another trillion-dollar annualized burden. The political and fiscal math simply doesn’t work.
Even now, fiscal dominance has quietly replaced monetary dominance. Treasury issuance is overwhelming private demand, and the Fed’s “higher for longer” talk only works as long as the bond market believes the story. But the cracks are showing: rising delinquencies, slowing credit growth, and a stealth increase in bank funding stress.
Historically, once the Fed begins to pivot from restrictive policy to accommodation, gold enters its strongest phase. Look back to 2001 or 2019 — both pivots followed tightening cycles and led to explosive runs in gold, silver, and royalty equities. The catalyst wasn’t inflation; it was the recognition that the Fed had lost control of real rates.
By 2026, I expect nominal cuts but persistently positive inflation — the perfect recipe for deeply negative real yields. That’s rocket fuel for $1OZ.GOLD.DEC25
Gold doesn’t need chaos; it just needs arithmetic. When debt compounds faster than GDP, when deficits remain 6–8% of output during “full employment,” and when central banks are net buyers of bullion for a sixth consecutive year — the trend is already set.
I’m staying positioned accordingly: overweight physical and royalty exposure ($FNV, $WPM (Wheaton Precious Metals Corp)$GROY (Gold Royalty Corp) $TPL-style inflation assets) and holding patience as the policy cycle turns.
Stay Safe out there.
Benjamin... Show More
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