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Gary's Economics

Why do asset prices keep going up?​

May 10, 2026
Global stock markets are at all time highs. Gold has doubled and silver tripled in the last two years alone. What's behind these moves? Shouldn't economic crises like Iran be pushing asset prices down? Is now a good time to invest?


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00:00 Intro
01:34 Global asset prices
03:45 How 2008 crisis pushed prices up
09:00 Do interest rates matter?
10:24 What COVID did
13:00 WHY asset prices go up.
18:27 Crises push up asset prices
20:18 How should YOU react?
23:07 A crisis of distribution
27:49 Will asset prices KEEP going up?
 
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