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James Rickards: Gold, AI, and the Fault Lines Beneath Global Markets

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James Rickards: Gold, AI, and the Fault Lines Beneath Global Markets
David McAlvany Posted on August 19, 2026
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James Rickards joins David McAlvany to discuss the growing fault lines beneath global markets, including the yen carry trade, pressure in the Treasury market, geopolitical risk, and why he believes gold’s bull market is far from over.

They also explore Rickards’ latest book, MoneyGPT: AI and the Threat to the Global Economy, and how artificial intelligence could amplify financial crises and introduce new risks to markets and national security.

Buy MoneyGPT: AI and the Threat to the Global Economy:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593718631

Learn more about James Rickards:
https://www.jamesrickardsproject.com/

About James Rickards

James Rickards is the editor of Strategic Intelligence and a New York Times bestselling author. His books include MoneyGPT, Sold Out, The New Great Depression, Aftermath, The Road to Ruin, The New Case for Gold, The Death of Money, and Currency Wars.

He is an investment advisor, lawyer, inventor, and economist who has held senior positions at Citibank, Long-Term Capital Management, and Caxton Associates. In 1998, he served as the principal negotiator in the Federal Reserve-sponsored rescue of Long-Term Capital Management.

Rickards has advised the U.S. intelligence community and Office of the Secretary of Defense on capital markets. He has also lectured at Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University, the U.S. Army War College, the National Defense University, and other leading institutions.

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