Silver scarcity – Are commodities running out? Feat. Dr Stephen Leeb

In this week’s Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire is joined by Dr Stephen Leeb, a renowned American economist and a financial author to contemplate the impending commodities shortage and the dramatic consequences of a silver scarcity for the developing countries.

The precious metals experts discuss how China’s growing prosperity affects the global economy, as the superpower’s appetite for gold-backed currencies keeps increasing.

Andrew Maguire

Precious metals expert & whistleblower

Andrew Maguire is a well-known figure in the precious metals industry, primarily recognised as a whistleblower and expert on gold and silver markets. With nearly 50 years of experience as a commodities trader, he has become a key voice on market manipulation in the precious metals sector, particularly within the COMEX (Commodity Exchange) markets.

As an independent Loco London metals trader and analyst, Maguire has delivered Precious Metals Advisory and Trading services to international hedge fund managers, bullion banks, metal traders, and some of the world’s largest financial institutions. His established relationships with regulatory bodies, including the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), as well as the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), underscore his trusted role in the industry.

In 2010, Maguire brought global attention to silver market manipulation through a whistleblower testimony to the CFTC, cementing his reputation as a highly credible authority in the precious metals community.

Today, he continues to provide his insights into precious metals and financial markets as a regular commentator on the Live from the Vault podcast, where he explores trends and developments shaping the global financial landscape.

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Dr Stephen Leeb

Economist and financial author

Dr Stephen Leeb is an American economist financial author, wealth manager, and publisher of a selection of investment newsletters. He has appeared on CNN, Fox News, NPR and Bloomberg TV and has been called one of the country’s foremost financial experts and one of the greatest long-term strategists of his generation.

Leeb has written eight books on macroeconomic trends, finance and investment, including the New York Times business bestseller The Coming Economic Collapse. In his latest book, China’s Rise and the New Age of Gold, published in 2020, Leeb chronicles and analyses the global events, fluctuations in international currencies, market forces and economic trends which he predicts will result in a meteoric rise in the gold market.

Leeb currently heads the Leeb Group, a publisher of investment newsletters and services.