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Veteran macro strategist David Hunter believes the next major turning point for global markets may come down to one thing: liquidity.

In this discussion, Hunter explains why he believes the Federal Reserve will ultimately be forced to intervene with massive liquidity injections once financial conditions tighten enough. According to Hunter, the process could begin with a relatively small response, perhaps $1 trillion in liquidity, but may ultimately require as much as $20 trillion if policymakers are forced to stabilize markets during a severe downturn.

But Hunter also makes an important admission.

Despite having warned about a major financial bust for years, he acknowledges that has timing has been off and that markets still need to reach a final peak before any collapse occurs. In other words, the conditions that trigger a crisis often emerge after the last phase of market optimism.

In the full podcast, we explore:

• Why liquidity drives modern financial markets
• What might force the Federal Reserve to intervene again
• Why Hunter believes a market peak could still come first
• His outlook for U.S. equities, gold, and silver in the current cycle

Watch the full podcast to hear David Hunter walk through the macro forces shaping markets today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwiGH5DxzDg




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🎥 Recorded February 22, 2026

🔍 In this interview, James Walker, CEO of Ares Strategic Mining Inc., discusses the Company’s Lost Sheep Fluorspar Project in Utah and its publicly announced five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Department of Defense. The discussion focuses on the background of the agreement, the government’s domestic critical mineral initiatives, and the role fluorspar plays in various industrial and defense-related applications.

The conversation also provides an overview of fluorspar as a U.S.-designated critical mineral and its use in hydrofluoric acid production, semiconductors, steelmaking, aluminum, refrigeration systems, cement, glass manufacturing, and uranium conversion processes.

🏢 About Ares Strategic Mining
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Zimbabwe didn’t just restrict lithium exports.

It halted them completely.

Even shipments already in transit were stopped.

As Africa’s largest lithium exporter, this move sends a powerful message to the global critical minerals market: the era of exporting raw resources and importing finished products may be over.

This is not an isolated event.

Indonesia did it with nickel.
Chile tightened its grip on lithium.
Now Zimbabwe has escalated the strategy.

The message is clear: nations rich in critical minerals want more than royalties. They want refining. Processing. Manufacturing. Control.

And that changes everything.

If lithium supply tightens further, EV supply chains feel it first. Battery manufacturers feel it next. And metal prices could respond sharply as processing bottlenecks shift from China toward emerging resource states.

This is resource nationalism in real time.

Critical minerals are no longer just commodities. They are strategic leverage in a fractured global economy.

Lithium futures in China climbed above CNY 170,000 per tonne, closing in on the over two year high of CNY 181,000 reached on January 26th, as strong momentum across industrial metals reflects signs of resilient demand and renewed supply risks.



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David Hunter believes the stock market may be approaching a generational top, one that could stand for decades.

In this clip, Hunter explains why he remains short-term bullish on equities, expecting a final blowoff phase higher before a massive global bust unfolds. According to Hunter, the coming downturn could take down nearly everything, including precious metals, in the initial crash.

But the real story comes after the bust.

Hunter argues that gold, silver, and commodities will ultimately be the biggest winners in the next cycle, with long-term targets of $20,000 gold and $500 silver that could prove conservative once the global monetary system resets.

Watch the full conversation to understand Hunter’s complete roadmap for markets, the coming crisis, and why the biggest opportunities may arrive after the storm.

👉 Watch the full podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwiGH5DxzDg



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For years, David Hunter stood almost alone with an aggressive silver target of $75 per ounce. As the macro environment evolved, he raised that target to $100. Now, Hunter has raised his target to $180 per ounce.

In this interview, David Hunter explains why he believes the precious metals bull market is entering its most explosive phase yet and why silver’s recent move to $122 was not the peak.

Hunter is now forecasting $6,800 gold and $180 silver, and argues these levels could arrive far sooner than most investors expect, potentially as early as this summer.

According to Hunter, global liquidity, monetary policy pressure, and the next phase he has long anticipated are aligning. While many investors are only now turning bullish on metals, Hunter believes the real move may still lie ahead.

In the full conversation, he breaks down:

• Why silver may be going higher
• The macro forces driving gold toward $6,800
• Why consensus sentiment often arrives late in market cycles
• What investors misunderstand about contrarian positioning
• The conditions required for a true blowoff top in precious metals


Watch the FULL podcast with David Hunter to hear his complete macro outlook and why he believes the biggest turning points in markets are still ahead:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwiGH5DxzDg


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Is David Hunter still a contrarian… or has the market finally caught up to him?

In this clip, David Hunter explains why being a true contrarian doesn’t mean always fighting the crowd. Today, gold and silver bulls are everywhere, and critics argue Hunter is no longer contrarian.

But Hunter disagrees.

He believes real contrarians appear at inflection points, not during trends. When momentum dominates, and everyone moves together, independent thinking disappears. Sometimes the consensus is right, and Hunter warns we may be living through one of those rare periods now.

The danger?

Consensus never lasts forever.

Hunter explains why he doesn’t need to stand out just for attention, why momentum traps investors, and why the biggest opportunity comes when the crowd becomes fully committed to a single direction.

Because when everyone is finally all in… the next cycle begins.


Watch the FULL podcast with David Hunter to hear his complete macro outlook and why he believes the biggest turning points in markets are still ahead:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwiGH5DxzDg



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Is the United States finally approaching the point where the cycle can’t be saved?

For decades, every crisis has ended the same way: the Federal Reserve steps in, liquidity floods the system, and markets recover. But according to macro strategist David Hunter, that playbook may be reaching its limits.

With Kevin Warsh emerging as a potential new Federal Reserve chair, markets could face a very different response. Hunter actually believes Warsh may be the strongest appointment possible.

Hunter expects the Fed will ultimately be forced to print $10 to $20 trillion to stabilize the system. The critical question isn’t if they intervene… It’s when.

Alex argues that a more disciplined Fed leadership could delay intervention long enough to allow the crisis to deepen first, potentially pushing markets over the edge before the inevitable rescue begins.

If the Fed waits too long, the next bailout may be bigger than anything investors have seen.

So, the real risk may not be the crisis, but the timing of the response.

Watch the FULL podcast here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwiGH5DxzDg


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A few years ago, calling for $75 silver sounded unrealistic.

Years ago, when silver was trading in the low $30s, David Hunter made that call and publicly set the target. Once momentum arrived, the move accelerated and blew past his target.

This clip is a reminder of one of the hardest truths in markets:

The biggest opportunities almost always feel wrong at the start.

Real performance doesn’t come from consensus. It comes from conviction, patience, and understanding macro cycles before the crowd catches on.

Silver’s breakout may be less about price and more about a changing global monetary environment, tightening physical supply, and rising investor demand for hard assets.

Sometimes the market laughs first… and confirms later.


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Rick Rule has reviewed nearly 100,000 investor portfolios over more than three decades in the mining business. In this conversation, he shares the hard lessons most investors never learn about capital allocation, patience, and why even smart investors often sabotage their own success.

From the 80/20 rule in mineral exploration to the reality behind ten-bagger mining stocks, Rule explains why wealth in mining concentrates among a very small group of operators and investors. He also discusses one of the biggest mistakes investors repeatedly make when trying to profit from long-term commodity trends like copper shortages, gold cycles, and resource scarcity.

If you invest in mining stocks, gold, copper, natural resources, or cyclical markets, this conversation offers timeless insight into strategy, time horizons, and identifying elite operators.

Full podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3zRaGWEo5w

📌 Topics Covered:
• Why only a small percentage of investors capture most mining wealth
• The biggest mistake Rick Rule sees across thousands of portfolios
• How patience separates winners from losers in resource investing
• Copper supply shortages and long-term commodity cycles
• The psychology behind ten-bagger mining investments

Visit Rick Rule online: https://www.ruleinvestmentmedia.com/

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