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The Debasement Trade: Debt, Demographics, and the Case for Hard Assets

Institutional Cross-Asset Market Intelligence

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Sep 08, 2026
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Every major step-change in US debt-to-GDP over the past 50 years has been enabled by one thing, and it just quietly turned back on. At the same time, a demographic shift already locked in decades ago means the workforce funding this debt load will keep shrinking regardless of what policy does next.

This isn’t a US-specific phenomenon; it’s playing out globally, and asset performance since 2020 already confirms the thesis directly. This report lays out the core investment thesis every investor needs to understand: trends unlikely to reverse anytime soon, with real consequences for portfolio returns and composition. It’s a report worth revisiting regularly- the north star for building a resilient portfolio.

Please find attached our 12-page report with the most important charts.


Global Money Supply (RHS) vs. US Debt (RHS)

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