It will be a cold and dark one as Europe battles an energy crisis, a looming energy crisis. Everybody needs energy security. These are all the things we need to have a stable standard of living. But what if we’re not really in a supply demand market? What if that wasn’t really driving the prices for Wall Street traders?

CHAPTERS:

0:00 Introduction
2:47 Energy Pricing
15:37 Collateral
22:43 Credit Lines & Margin Calls
35:18 Interconnected Financial Systems
40:45 Gold Prices

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