Luke Gromen Sounds the Alarm of a Crashing Economy: Macro Update to Help Investors Prepare

Natalie Brunell is joined by Luke Gromen to share a critical macro update on the U.S. economy, the debt spiral, and what it means for gold and Bitcoin. He explains why the current path is unsustainable—and how investors can prepare.

Topics covered include:
- Why cutting government spending could crash the economy
- The dangerous “order of operations” policymakers are ignoring
- How gold, and eventually Bitcoin, could replace U.S. Treasuries as reserve assets
- Why Wall Street is in denial about what’s coming
- The role of negative real rates and financial repression
- What happens if the U.S. revalues gold… and what that means for Bitcoin
- Luke’s outlook on Bitcoin decoupling from stocks
- What the next 3–5 months could look like and why the clock is ticking
- How to prepare for a potential reset in the global monetary system

Guest Biography: Luke Gromen is a macroeconomist and the founder & president of Forest for the Trees, a research firm he started in 2014 specializing in global macroeconomic, thematic and sector trends. Luke holds a BBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Cincinnati and received his MBA from Case Western Reserve University. He earned the CFA designation in 2003. He publishes macro updates at @LukeGromenFFTTLLC

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*IN THIS COIN STORIES EPISODE*
00:00 Will DOGE spending cuts backfire?
08:46 Genius Group
09:20 Bitdeer Technologies Group
09:42 Bitcoin 2025 - Las Vegas, Women of Bitcoin Brunch
09:50 What's happening with the US economy?
15:46 Can the US revalue gold?
19:03 What is Wall Street doing?
21:48 Reprivatizing the economy
29:16 Casa, Speed Wallet
30:07 The Bitcoin Way & Coinkite - securing your Bitcoin
30:50 Can US still be the global reserve currency?
32:47 When will Wall Street recommend Bitcoin?
36:26 Bitcoin and the NASDAQ
39:36 What will save the US economy?

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Producer: Aron Bender https://www.linkedin.com/in/aron-bender/
Editor: Silas Foley

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