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July 24th: The Day China Reveals Gold’s Real Price
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China is shutting down paper gold. On July 24, 2026, some of the largest banks on Earth — ICBC, the Postal Savings Bank, Ping An — stop letting their everyday customers trade it, all in the same narrow window, and Jay argues this isn't about protecting investors from volatility. It's the moment China starts finding out what gold is actually worth. In this episode, Jay traces the setup back to a room inside the Bank of England where, in March 1968, the floor physically gave way under the weight of the gold stacked on top of it — the same week a defended paper price collapsed into two prices and a whole new monetary system. This is a look at what happens when the paper price of gold breaks away from the real metal, why central banks are quietly trading their U.S. Treasuries for bullion at a record pace, and how China built the machine to force the question on purpose.
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00:00 — The Banks Shutting Down Paper Gold
00:55 — The Official Story, and Why Jay Doesn't Buy It
01:29 — 1968: The Floor Gave Way at the Bank of England
02:23 — The $35 Promise
04:01 — The London Gold Pool
04:52 — The Run on Gold: 5 Tonnes to 1,000
05:16 — The Bank Holiday and Two Prices
06:23 — What Paper Gold Actually Is
07:31 — Ten Claims Per Ounce
08:49 — Test #1: Watch for Two Prices
09:40 — Test #2: Watch the Smart Money
11:08 — Your Grocery Bill, 1976 vs Today
14:37 — China's Three-Part Replacement
16:50 — "Priced in the West": They Told Us in 2014
17:13 — What Happens on July 24
18:04 — The Two Things to Watch
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