From Tariffs to Gold: Reading the Regime

About this episode

Mark Thornton discusses economic policies and their implications on inflation and commodities in an interview with Darrell Thomas.

On this special episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton shares his recent interview with Darrell Thomas on VRIC Media. Mark explains how Keynesian ideas normalized chronic deficits and a debt-financed state. They discuss tariffs and policy volatility, how inflation has been partly masked by cheap imports, and why distorted price signals hit entrepreneurs and small businesses hardest. The conversation also covers rising interest costs, pressure for renewed yield-curve suppression, and what it all implies for gold, silver, and commodities. The original episode is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI9Y-lITpnQ Purchase a Minor Issues tumbler today! https://mises.org/MinorIssuesTumbler Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues

People in this episode

Host: Mark Thornton

Guest: Darrell Thomas

Topics covered

• Keynesian economics
• tariffs
• inflation
• interest rates
• gold
• commodities

Keywords

• Keynesian ideas
• chronic deficits
• debt-financed state
• policy volatility
• price signals
• entrepreneurs
• small businesses
• yield-curve suppression

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