Francis Hunt: The Fiat Currency Collapse, ‘Turbocharged’ Stagflation & Monetary Metals

Francis Hunt: The Fiat Currency Collapse, ‘Turbocharged’ Stagflation & Monetary Metals

From Palisades Gold Radio by Collin Kettell

June 4, 2026 · 1h 5m

About this episode

Francis Hunt discusses the looming currency crisis in South Korea and the implications of stagflation on the economy and precious metals.

Stijn Schmitz welcomes Francis Hunt back to the show. Francis Hunt is known as a Renegade Trader, Analyst, and Founder of The Market Sniper. Hunt observes that the South Korean KOSPI index has surged an extreme 291% in just over a year, driven almost entirely by two stocks—Samsung and SK Hynix—amid the AI boom. This narrow advance mirrors the concentrated gains in the NASDAQ but is even more pronounced. Despite the export revenues from these tech giants, the Korean won is weakening, which Hunt attributes to foreign investors withdrawing profits and domestic retail investors piling in on record margin, a classic “Shushan boy” setup. He believes a currency crisis looms for South Korea, exacerbated by higher energy import costs that deplete dollar reserves. These energy cost pressures are part of a broader stagflationary environment that Hunt argues is intentionally manufactured. He contends stagflation enriches billionaires who hold assets while impoverishing the middle class and blue-collar workers through higher living costs and eventual job losses. This, he says, socializes costs and devalues debt for the wealthy, while governments later turn to predatory taxation, such as…

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Host: Stijn Schmitz

Guest: Francis Hunt

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Organizations: The Market Sniper

Places: South Korea, KOSPI, Samsung, SK Hynix, NASDAQ, Korean won, AI, gold, silver, platinum

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