In this week’s episode of Live from the Vault Andrew Maguire welcomes back Alasdair Macleod, stockbroker and Head of Research for Goldmoney, to share his expert insight on the gold market and the West’s collective obsession with Russia.Alasdair, famous for stating that “gold is money and all else is credit” provides a thorough examination of the mainstream media’s narrow view on Chinese and Indian precious metals demand, then delves deep into Bitcoin and silver.Check out Alasdair's Substack: https://alasdairmacleod.substack.com/Ask your questions for Andy here: https://forum.kinesis.money/forums/questions-for-lftv-live-from-the-vault.80/ ___________________________________________________________________Timestamps 00:00 Start 04:00 Russia ranked #4 world’s largest economy despite sanctions11:00 Will the BRICS currency launch in October?17:15 What is driving the obsession with Russia?21:00 A view on gold price action driven by China & India 26:45 Andrew’s view on London trading 32:45 Is everything politically driven?40:00 Interest rates in the 1980s: 20% 48:00 What does Alasdair think about Bitcoin?57:00 Would Alasdair weigh silver above gold at the moment?01:09:30 Follow Alasdair on Substack___________________________________________________________________Sign up for Kinesis on desktop:https://www2.kinesis.money/investor-youtube.Download the Kinesis Mobile app - available App Store and Google Play:Apple: https://kms.kinesis.money/signupGoogle: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kinesis.kinesisappAlso, don’t forget to check out our social channels where you can stay up to date with all the latest news and developments from the team.X: https://twitter.com/KinesisMonetaryFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/kinesismoney/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinesismoney/Telegram: https://t.me/kinesismoneyTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kinesismoney