{"id":11604,"date":"2026-10-17T01:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themorganreport.com\/blog\/?p=11604"},"modified":"2026-10-17T01:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:09:47","slug":"inflation-oil-and-gold-a-week-of-crosscurrents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themorganreport.com\/blog\/inflation-oil-and-gold-a-week-of-crosscurrents\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflation, Oil, and Gold: A Week of Crosscurrents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AsMLuOxv0gQ?si=aELEgiz3-FGp-Mqg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><BR><br \/>\nInflation, Oil, and Gold: A Week of Crosscurrents | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themorganreport.com\">https:\/\/www.themorganreport.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Morgan examines a volatile week marked by rising inflation, surging oil prices, and growing concerns over the enormous debt financing artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Gold and silver declined as stronger-than-expected inflation raised expectations of another Federal Reserve rate hike. 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