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Speaker states the world is moving capital into gold as US treasuries are no longer seen as a tier-one reserve asset due to debt sustainability issues. Central banks and entities like Tether are major, non-price-sensitive buyers. As the US faces a $40T debt refinancing wall at higher rates, leading toward a potential "soft default," global capital seeks a neutral, liquid reserve asset without counterparty risk. Gold is viewed as the primary beneficiary of this structural capital shift, with significant remaining buying from institutions needed to diversify away from US debt. A rapid, credible resolution to US fiscal deficits and a restoration of global confidence in US debt management.

Speaker predicts 2026 will be the year copper makes a material move higher, citing a structural supply deficit that will worsen annually for the next decade against exponential demand growth. Demand is accelerating from AI, data centers, robotics, and future grid upgrades, while new mine supply is constrained by 20-30 year lead times, preventing a rapid supply response. The fundamental supply/demand imbalance is so acute that prices could rise "significantly higher than even the most bullish forecasts." Widespread substitution with other metals like aluminum or a sharp, prolonged global economic downturn crushing demand.

Speaker describes Metalla's portfolio of ~100 royalties on high-quality, long-life assets as the best way to get leveraged, free-carried exposure to rising gold and copper prices, with investments made at lower prices now generating significant cash flow. The royalty model provides non-dilutive, perpetual mineral rights with no further capital outlay, capturing the upside from operator-funded exploration and mine expansion, particularly in a rising metal price environment. The company is "very well positioned" to benefit from the multi-decade thesis for gold (as a reserve asset) and copper (for the new economy), with a portfolio built in the down cycle now entering its cash-generating phase. Operational failures at the underlying mining properties or adverse changes in jurisdiction-specific mining laws and taxes.

Speaker states the world is looking at US treasuries and saying "this is no longer a tier one reserve asset. It's on its way out," due to a $40T debt stock and an imminent refinancing wall at higher interest rates. As the average cost of debt rises from ~3.8%, interest expenses could reach ~$2T annually, forcing a potential "soft default" (restructuring) or currency devaluation within 2-3 years. The asset class carries extreme refinancing and sovereign credit risk, making it unattractive as global capital seeks alternatives. A dramatic, politically feasible fiscal consolidation in the US that stabilizes the debt-to-GDP trajectory.