Tom Bodrovics welcomes Keith Weiner, President of the Gold Standard Institute and CEO of Monetary Metals, to the show. Weiner discusses the current "everything bubble" and how new technologies like AI often lead to malinvestment and overinvestment. He argues that the valuation of AI companies is driven by "dumb money" chasing momentum rather than fundamental value. Weiner also explores the role of yield suppression by central banks, noting that falling interest rates have fueled asset bubbles by increasing the net present value of perpetual cash flows. He is critical of the concept of "yield curve control" used by the Bank of Japan, arguing that the downward trend in rates is driven by underlying economic forces rather than central bank manipulation. In discussing the rise of 50-year mortgages, Weiner sees this as a symptom of a broken monetary system, where easy credit and government guarantees allow borrowers to outbid more prudent buyers. He also criticizes "useless ingredients" like tariffs, which he views as disrupting supply chains and leading to higher consumer prices. Finally, Weiner provides an overview of the quantity theory of money, arguing that it is flawed. He contrasts this with gold, which he sees as having a stable, non-diminishing marginal utility that makes it a superior monetary standard compared to fiat currencies. Weiner believes this is driving the accumulation of gold by countries seeking an alternative to the US dollar.

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