The overt fraud of the futures market’s ability to set the price for, well, every financial asset, is now being more widely recognized. The question is, how bad was it? How deep does this go? Is the entire system at risk of being exposed?

Is this “it?” Has the West finally lost pricing control of gold and silver? If so, is it going too far to suggest that there’s a gigantic monetary and financial reset on the way?

Chris and Paul explore government shutdown impacts, market perturbations, gold’s 48% YTD surge signaling big money trust issues, equity market disconnects, and consumer sentiment lows amidst systemic financial concerns.