The Post-WWII Financial Order Just Collapsed – And If You’re Still Playing by Old Rules, You’ll Get Wiped Out

The World Has Changed—But Most Investors Haven’t Axel Merk doesn’t mince words. In a recent interview with Kitco News, he said the post-World War II financial system has collapsed—and I couldn’t agree more. The era where global cooperation, open supply chains, and predictable market signals guided capital? That’s over. We’re now living in what Merk calls a period of “state activism”—a polite way of saying that governments, not markets, are in control. And if you’re still trying to play this game using yesterday’s playbook, you’re going to lose—and lose big. Power Now Drives Markets, Not Fundamentals Merk made it crystal clear: in today’s world, capital flows are no longer driven by efficiency or free trade. They’re driven by raw power.…