Fed Losing Control? Treasury Market Forces Its Hand | Craig Hemke
Fed Losing Control? Treasury Market Forces Its Hand | Craig Hemke
Liberty and Finance: 9-12-2026
Craig Hemke of TF Metals Report warns that the bond market may increasingly be forcing higher interest rates on a U.S. government that cannot afford them.
He argues that Treasury intervention could mark the early stages of yield-curve control, a development he considers extraordinarily bullish for gold and silver.
Hemke also warns that surging diesel and energy costs could keep inflation elevated, making it increasingly difficult for policymakers to suppress long-term rates.
Meanwhile, he highlights China's accelerating gold purchases, which reached 80 metric tons through August compared with 27 tons during all of 2025.
Even if a major liquidity event temporarily drives gold lower, Hemke argues that central-bank demand, negative real rates and currency debasement could ultimately support much higher precious-metals prices.
INTERVIEW TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Fed rate hike
3:25 Yield curve control
11:30 Diesel and inflation
16:12 Gold update