Kinesis Money

04/09/2026

🚨 US national debt has surged more than 170% since 2011.

2011: $14.79 trillion
2026: $40.13 trillion

That’s more than $25 trillion added in just 15 years.

But why does that matter to everyday Americans? 👇

💸 More debt means more interest to pay. As the debt pile grows, servicing it can consume more government revenue.

📈 Higher borrowing needs can put pressure on interest rates and make mortgages, loans and other forms of credit more expensive.

💵 And ultimately, someone has to carry the cost. Governments face choices around taxes, spending and borrowing that can affect households and the wider economy.

⚠️ $40 trillion is the headline. How quickly America got there, and the long-term cost of carrying it, may be the bigger story.

04/09/2026

📱 New: Kinesis Platform Mobile Walkthroughs are now live.

For the first time, we’ve created a dedicated series of step-by-step guides showing you how to navigate the Kinesis Platform on mobile.

From managing your assets to moving funds, each walkthrough is designed to make using Kinesis on the go simple.

Learn how to:
💱 Convert between cash & stablecoins
📊 Trade assets & place market and limit orders
💸 Send funds & deposit cash or digital assets
🏅 Redeem physical gold & silver
💰 Monitor yields & earn Metalback
🤝 Refer new users to Kinesis
🌐 Check supported networks

Short, practical guides built specifically around the mobile experience.

▶️ Explore the full Mobile Walkthrough Series:
https://brnw.ch/21x5rs2

04/09/2026

🌍 Why Weaponising the Dollar Backfired 🥇

For decades, the US dollar dominated global finance with few credible alternatives.

But sanctions and the freezing of foreign reserves have changed the calculation for sovereigns and central banks.

Now, gold is increasingly running alongside the dollar, giving countries an alternative outside the traditional dollar-based system.

Could weaponising the dollar ultimately be accelerating de-dollarisation?

📺 Watch the full discussion on Live From The Vault:
https://brnw.ch/21x5rkN

03/09/2026

🏛️ Where Is America's Gold? 🥇

The US reports holding more than 8,000 tonnes of gold, the largest official gold reserves in the world.

But this episode asks the questions that rarely get clean answers: is it all still there, has any of it been leased out, and who really owns it?

📺 Watch the full breakdown on Live From The Vault:
https://brnw.ch/21x5q85

03/09/2026

💳 What happens when everyday essentials increasingly end up on the credit card?

US credit card balances rose $21 billion in Q2 2026 to $1.26 trillion.

Meanwhile, 49% of Americans say carrying credit card debt is normal.

Why does that matter? 👇

🛒 If groceries, fuel or bills go on a credit card and the balance isn’t cleared, interest gets added on top.

That means everyday essentials can end up costing even more, leaving less money for everything else.

⚠️ That’s how a cost-of-living squeeze can turn into a debt squeeze, making everyday life even more expensive.

02/09/2026

🎥 Wednesday Walkthrough: Simple Troubleshooting

Can’t log in to the Kinesis Platform? Before contacting support, there are a few quick troubleshooting steps worth trying.

In just over a minute, this walkthrough shows you how to:

🍪 Clear your browser cookies & cache
🌐 Check whether your VPN could be interfering
🕵️ Try accessing the platform in incognito mode
🤝 Know when to contact Kinesis Support

A few simple checks could be all it takes to get you back into the platform.

▶️ Watch the walkthrough below.

🔗 Explore the full Kinesis Platform Walkthrough Series:
https://brnw.ch/21x5nEM

02/09/2026

🚨 Markets are shifting towards a potential Fed rate HIKE in September.

Not a cut. A hike.

So what could that mean for your money? 👇

📈 Inflation: If price pressures remain stubborn, the Fed may be forced to keep monetary policy tighter.

💳 Borrowing: Higher rates can mean more pressure on mortgages, loans, credit cards and businesses.

💵 The dollar: Higher rates can strengthen the dollar against other currencies. But a stronger dollar on currency markets doesn’t necessarily mean greater purchasing power at home.

⚠️ And that’s the key: Slowing inflation doesn’t mean prices go back down. Years of higher prices are already embedded in what you pay every day.

The Fed can change the price of money. It can’t instantly restore the purchasing power already lost.

01/09/2026

🚨 63% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.

Meanwhile, a key US inflation measure shows prices are 3.7% higher than a year ago.

So what’s going on?

📊 Inflation measures how quickly prices are rising.
💵 Purchasing power reflects how much your money can actually buy.

And here’s the key:

Slower inflation doesn’t mean lower prices.

Prices can still be rising on top of years of previous increases, leaving household budgets under pressure.

⚠️ Half of those living paycheck to paycheck say just one week without pay would cause major financial hardship.

Inflation may be slowing. But that doesn’t mean the cost-of-living squeeze is over.

31/08/2026

🚨 Is Trump Signalling a Gold Revaluation?

When the President amplifies a $10,000 gold call, is it noise, or a signal?

In this week's Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire is joined by Bill Holter to unpack what Trump's repost of Jim Rickards' $10,000 gold call might really mean for gold and the dollar system:

🥇 Why a $10,000 gold target is being taken seriously at the highest levels
🏦 How the signal connects to the wider pressure on the dollar system
📉 Why Bill believes credit markets are beginning to crack
⚖️ Why Bill argues today's gold price targets, even the outrageous ones, may prove far too low

If $10,000 gold sounds extreme today, Bill argues the bigger question is whether we’re underestimating what comes next.

📺 Watch now:

In this week’s Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire is joined by Bil...

28/08/2026

🌏 China officially added almost 20 tonnes of gold in July.

Its largest reported monthly purchase since 2023, marking 21 consecutive months of official buying.

But according to Andrew Maguire, the numbers we can see may only be the tip of the iceberg. 🧊🥇

So how much gold could China really be accumulating?

▶️ Watch the full discussion on Live From The Vault:
https://brnw.ch/21x5hMT