Jim Rickards joins Steve Bannon to reveal the real reason behind Trump’s Saudi Arabia visit—and why a “Petrodollar 2.0” might be the most important economic shift of the decade. From oil diplomacy to dollar dominance, this interview explores how a new U.S.-Saudi alliance could reshape currency markets, pressure China, and create ripple effects for investors around the world—including in the UK.
America’s ‘national’ debt rose from less than $6 trillion in 2000 to over $37 trillion now. The US trade deficit rose to $1.1 trillion over the last 12 months — 10 times more than it was 2000.
Eighty years ago, Roosevelt secured America’s oil future with a secret handshake in the Middle East. Now, I believe Trump is trying to do the same—with AI. In this piece, I break down what I saw behind the headlines of his latest trip, why compute is the new crude, and what this shift could mean for UK investors like you.