Lance Roberts: Returning to gold backed money could worsen economic outcomes

Lance Roberts: Returning to gold backed money could worsen economic outcomes
Gold standard risks worse economic outcomes

Lance Roberts questions the push for a return to a gold backed monetary system. He acknowledges that such a system promises stronger fiscal discipline but argues that, in practice, it could lead to worse economic outcomes.

Roberts cautions that while sound money policies may seem appealing, the real-world effects could be problematic.

Roberts recently noted that U.S. consumer credit dropped in May for the first time since November 2024. In a separate analysis, he observed that the megacap and tech ratio is rebounding from the bottom of its long-term S&P 500 trend channel. These observations come as he continues to assess the implications of major monetary and market shifts.

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