China Just Made A Move That Could Wreck Your Dollar & Gold — We Had To React
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Welcome back to Impact Theory, where we break down the most impactful stories shaping our world. In today’s episode, we dive deep into the unfolding economic chess match between China and the United States, using insight and analysis from YouTuber Andre Jik. As China makes bold moves to distance itself from the US dollar—shutting down paper gold trading, amassing record amounts of physical gold, and building a new gold settlement system—the stakes for global finance have never been higher.
We’ll explore why China is aggressively acquiring gold, what it means for the future of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency, and how the manipulation of paper versus physical gold could upend long-standing economic structures. You’ll also discover the role of trust, the dangers of unchecked financial speculation, and the possibility of a historic power shift as nations seek to anchor their economies with tangible assets.
Stay tuned as we unpack China’s strategy, what it signals about the future of global markets, and why these hidden moves could change everything for investors—and for the world.
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@18618madeinamerica
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
The Shanghai exchange is pulling more than gold it’s pulling rare earths, silver and other crucial minerals we can’t do without moving forward with power grid expansion AI being coupled with quantum computing and robotics…I believe 5his is why we are at war we must control global energy markets
@sergen2025
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
I thought with Basel 3 that get rid of fractional bank
@Eric-is1jt
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
The chances of gold & silver,platinum going up 4 to 500% is about a million to1.They're already reflecting inflationary spiral quite well at their present values.😊❤Greed Kills.😊❤
@dougg1075
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
London is the deep state Trump is crushing
@heltengundersen
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
The explanation of contracts is completely wrong. When you buy a contract, you never buy a claim on physical gold. You buy an instrument that will move in price similar to the spot market, i.e. it will behave as gold. So there is no "bank run" here because, unlike fractional banking, actual gold and gold certificates are not hte same time. In fractional reserve banking, the banks pretend that the money actually IS the same.
How does the market ensure that the contract prices move similar to the underlying spot market? It works because the difference in price between the spot and contract is calculated continuously by the market, and either those selling (shorting) contracts must pay those that own the contracts (long), or the other way around. This pushes the price continuously towards the spot price. Daily interest rate payments ensure this. This is also why it makes no sense when he says there could be a "diversion between the spot and contract prices". That makes no sense.
@pardeeptandon
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
The fact is, American hegemony over world resources is coming to an end.
@cleanyourmachineincofficia5560
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
You can’t use gold as a currency what are you gonna do shave off dust onto the counter to buy a can of Pepsi we are moving to a bitcoin standard so you better start stacking❤
@guitarnine
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
China wants to tie yuan to gold (smart), while US wants to tie tether to USD (huh?)
@neilw5198
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
They want BRICS as the global standard, keep an eye on India , Russia and middle east…
@-LiQuidGaS-
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
21:57 wait, isn't gold extremely important in electronics for it's conductive properties as well as in aerospace for it's heat and radiation shielding? And that's on top of medicine production and medical procedures/treatments no?
@rmrevisions3428
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
World is re-arming… reminiscent of 1934. Gold is king. No matter what a nations currency is doing. Countries can always buy in gold. Resources are the future of all growth. As they get scarce, nations start to hoard and stop exporting. Inevitably a fight ensues to control the resources. It has played out many times in history. We’re seeing it in real time. Greenland, Venezuela etc. America adding to strategic minerals list. China stopping exports. It’s a snowball of escalation. The next 5 years will be very interesting.
@kesterhackett8032
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
But wait! If their doing all this buying of gold, who is doing all this selling!!! And where is that money being put after the transactions?. I live in a gold producing nation and the math ain't mathsing.
@ADiggy1
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
One of your best episodes ever. I’ve been studying the roles of precious metals for a year now and this was one of the most helpful discussions to link all the actions and behaviors into a cogent description. Great work Tom. Now do one on silver alone.
Also: has the US been secretly stockpiling gold and silver (maybe thru Tether or JP Morgan) as a means to stay competitive? Do WE have undisclosed reserves also?
@PartyofSixPY
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
They will never reach further then the USA oppressive arm. The most takeovers of countries then any other. The most military bases than everyone else combined.
@josequintans348
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
"China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world" — Attributed to Naopleon Bonaparte.
@josequintans348
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
It was obvious that as China would grow stronger into a position where it can challenge the West, it would do it.
@stopmayhem937
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
China is a totalitarian state and a sworn enemy of the USA. And we're so dumb, we've funded their undeclared war against us.
@cweb1988
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
All the wars are about BRICS……..none of this is about Iran….or Ukraine……it's about BRICS.
BRICS is trying to establish a "stable alternative currency" with gold.
Literally ANY time someone has tried to establish something outside the dollar we go to war. Most the wars in the middle east were because of this. Most the current wars are because of this.
@007BondVigilante
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
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@ecg8004
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
Why is it ok for US to commit war crimes around the world throughout history and it is bad for China just to exercise its own defense power?
@mathiassalome1749
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
Love you're precious work Tom
@lovejones123456
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
Wow!
@JimTempleman
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
And the world is supposed to trust China to hold themselves to a very high standard?
@anthothiyahisrael422
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
Don't TAKE THE CHIP.👈🏾
🗝️FRI-SAT IS THE SABBATH DAYKen Peters — I Saw the Tribulation.
2 Esdras 11 & 15:28 — America’s fall.
@ronskullie9380
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
Your take has a white supremist colonizer view.
@habyalexandru2265
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
Get currency out of the Bank Buy Buy Buy gold and silver
@PhiTonics
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
Wtf is this? Save your time and just watch Andres video, your full of hot air.
@familyman20181
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
Was that the Nickel trade that turned into Force majeure (4:30)?
@Toothfairlyinthe
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
Wait! You’re telling us that the US isn’t building its own nuclear launching submarine too? Why is that?
@JanRiffler
July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
Finance going forward will be considered a weak mans bluff. Money going forward is going to be based on actual goods with commodities leading. The Western financial system with its shell games of rehypothecation , usury , and derivatives is going to run into the wall of reality where promises are only as good as the goods you have. No goods, No go and the US military is at the end of its rope in forcing people to play the game.
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