by Greg Hunter, USA Watchdog:

Financial writer, market analyst and precious metals expert Craig Hemke predicted at the beginning of 2024 that the US would add a whopping $2 trillion in debt.  It did.  At the beginning of 2025, Hemke predicted the US dollar would take a big hit.  It did, and record high gold and silver prices score Hemke another bullseye.  At the beginning of 2026, Hemke is predicting the Trump Treasury and Fed are going to put the pedal to the metal in running the economy.  Hemke explains, “Japan had yield curve control for years.  They have taken it off, and interest rates have skyrocketed.  This is where we are heading in the US.  In May, Trump is going to appoint a ‘yes man’ to the Fed.  He’s going to replace (Jay) Powell, who will work with Scott Bessent (Treasury Secretary) and do his bidding and meld operations together.  Why would they need to do that?  Because they are going to run it hot.  Remember, it was austerity a year ago.  DOGE was going to cut $2 trillion in spending.  They were going to balance the budget and all that kind of stuff.  They quickly figured out that dog was not going to hunt.  Now, it’s all about growing our way out of this.  Scott Bessent was on TV this weekend saying we are going to grow fast enough that the interest expense, which is around 6% of GDP, is going back down to 3% of GDP.  They think they can grow GDP that fast.  They are going to grow GDP that fast by Trump’s ‘yes man’ cutting the short end, and if interest rates on the long end start going higher because of the inflation that it’s going to cause, they are going to come back in with yield curve control here in the US.  They have done this before after World War II, and they are going to do it again as soon as this year.  That is the most bullish thing that can happen for gold and silver.  This is also why gold and silver have been rallying so strongly in the last 24 months.”