This Is the Moment the Global Metals Market Cracks | Andy Schectman & Michelle Makori

About this episode

Michelle Makori interviews Andy Schectman about the shifting dynamics in the global precious metals market and the implications of new trading infrastructures in Asia.

Michelle Makori, President & Editor-in-Chief of Miles Franklin Media, interviews Andy Schectman, Founder & CEO of Miles Franklin Precious Metals on the growing shift in global precious metals markets and why new trading infrastructure emerging in Asia could fundamentally challenge Western dominance over gold and silver pricing. Schectman explains why Singapore’s new physically deliverable silver contract and Hong Kong’s expanding gold clearing system may represent far more than just regional competition. He argues that the world is witnessing the construction of an entirely new financial architecture centered around physical delivery, BRICS payment rails, gold settlement systems, and declining trust in Western exchanges like COMEX and the LBMA. In this episode of The Real Story with Michelle Makori: - Why Andy Schectman says “the price of gold in the West is not real” - Singapore’s new silver exchange and why physical delivery matters - How Hong Kong is building an alternative gold clearing system - Why BRICS infrastructure could challenge Western financial dominance - The growing divergence between paper metals and physical metals - What happens if COMEX and LBMA lose…

People in this episode

Host: Michelle Makori

Guest: Andy Schectman

Topics covered

• global metals market
• precious metals
• financial architecture
• gold pricing
• physical delivery
• BRICS payment rails
• Western financial dominance

Keywords

• gold
• silver
• physical delivery
• financial systems
• BRICS
• COMEX
• LBMA
• Hong Kong
• Singapore
• blockchain

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Miles Franklin Media, Miles Franklin Precious Metals, BRICS, COMEX, LBMA

Places: Singapore, Hong Kong

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