Emergency Bond Buybacks: Gold, Stocks Soar, What's Next For Markets? | Adrian Day

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  August 19, 2026 at 20:06  |  30:33  |  The David Lin Report
Speakers
Adrian Day — President, Adrian Day Asset Management
David Lin — Founder & Host, The David Lin Report / ex-Anchor, Kitco News

Summary

Adrian Day discusses the Treasury's decision to double long-end debt buybacks and what it means for bonds, gold, and mining stocks. He argues persistent fiscal deficits, fading real buyers for long-dated Treasuries, and central bank gold buying support a bullish precious metals stance. He also sees gold stocks as cheap and underowned, and expects copper to lead the next phase of the commodity cycle. The episode includes a sponsored Brixton Metals silver exploration update.

  • Treasury is doubling debt buybacks to cap long-end yields, described as Operation Twist-style intervention.
  • Adrian Day sees long-term Treasury demand as weak, with fewer true buy-and-hold buyers.
  • Gold is bullish due to monetary easing signals, fiscal deficits, and central bank buying despite strong dollar and yields.
  • Silver and gold miners show broad positive participation; gold stocks have strong free cash flow and low valuations.
  • Agnico Eagle is highlighted for unprecedented margins and a relatively cheap valuation.
  • Copper is expected to outperform gold mid-cycle on a tight five-year supply outlook.
  • Sponsored Brixton Metals Langis silver drill results are noted as a story worth watching.
Ideas
Adrian Day President, Adrian Day Asset Management 4:19
Long-dated Treasuries lack real buyers.
Real buy-and-hold buyers for 20- and 30-year Treasuries are fading. Foreign participation is increasingly hedge funds trading rather than pension funds, insurers, or foreign governments, and higher yields reflect underlying market weakness. The Treasury is intervening because demand is falling more than supply.
Adrian Day President, Adrian Day Asset Management 5:56
Gold benefits from monetary easing and deficits.
Gold has been rising despite a strong dollar, higher yields, and higher oil, which signals fundamental fragility and foreshadows monetary easing or yield curve control. Persistent fiscal deficits, currency devaluation, and continued central bank and Tether buying support the gold bull market.
Adrian Day President, Adrian Day Asset Management 6:13
Silver participation signals powerful precious metals rally.
Silver has moved up with gold and on some timeframes has outperformed gold. The participation of the more speculative metal and junior miners is a sign of a very positive precious metals market.
David Lin Founder & Host, The David Lin Report / ex-Anchor, Kitco News 8:43
Brixton's high-grade silver drill results worth watching.
Brixton Metals' Langis silver project in Ontario returned exceptional high-grade drill results, including 20 meters grading 5.15 g/t silver and a 65-meter interval grading 89,125 g/t silver. With drilling continuing and silver above $60, it is becoming a silver story worth watching toward a potential resource.
Adrian Day President, Adrian Day Asset Management 10:18
Gold stocks are cheap and underowned.
Investors need to be in gold and gold stocks. Gold miners have nine consecutive quarters of increasing free cash flow, huge margins, and valuations near long-term lows, yet institutional and generalist investors have not yet flooded in. He has been buying the sector heavily.
Adrian Day President, Adrian Day Asset Management 19:43
Agnico Eagle combines huge margins, cheap valuation.
Agnico Eagle, the second-largest gold miner, has all-in sustaining costs around $1,549 with gold above $4,000, producing unprecedented margins. The stock's valuation is closer to long-term lows than to averages, making it a standout among the big miners.
Adrian Day President, Adrian Day Asset Management 27:48
Copper leads mid-cycle with tight supply.
Copper is entering the middle of the commodity cycle where it historically leads and outperforms gold. Despite all-time highs, copper has lagged gold for two years, and the supply picture is tight 3-5 years out because projects take years to build and production disappointments are common, leaving insufficient copper to meet demand.
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