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Michelle Makori

Editor-in-Chief and Lead Anchor

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Michelle Makori is the editor-in-chief and lead anchor for Kitco News, managing all editorial operations (video and written content) covering global markets, economics, commodities, cryptocurrencies, business and technology news.

Michelle is an internationally acclaimed broadcast journalist, news anchor, reporter, and producer and has worked for leading global media organizations including i24News, Bloomberg, CNN Money, CGTN and SABC.

As an anchor and reporter, Michelle has covered and analyzed the most significant global economic, financial, and geopolitical events of the past two decades. She has interviewed heads of state, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, and other political, business, and entertainment leaders.

Based in New York, Michelle joins Kitco News from i24News where she was editor-in-chief and lead anchor, hosting the nightly prime-time, flagship show "ClearCut with Michelle Makori" and "IBW", a weekly start-up and technology-focused magazine show. Michelle was instrumental in setting up the U.S. division of i24News, broadcasting across the USA and around the globe.

Michelle was also a key member of the team that launched the U.S. operations of CGTN in 2011. She was the New York-based lead anchor and producer of "Global Business America", CGTN's flagship global economic and business news show.

Prior to joining CGTN, Michelle was an anchor and reporter for Bloomberg TV for five years, covering both American and Asian markets. She was also a reporter with CNN Money based at the NASDAQ. Before joining Bloomberg TV and moving to New York, Makori was one of the main anchors and producers for SABC Africa Television, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and broadcasting throughout the African Continent.

Born in Israel, raised in South Africa, and now a proud American citizen, Michelle speaks five languages and brings a truly global perspective. Michelle also brings Wall Street experience to her financial news coverage, having received her FINRA financial adviser license (Series 7) and having worked with The Beryl Consulting Group, GFI and Context Summits.

Michelle holds a Post Graduate Honors Degree in Media Studies and Journalism (with distinction) and a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Law and Psychology, both from South Africa's University of the Witwatersrand. She graduated top of her class from Damelin Business School.

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Latest Archive

Gold will 'fail' and be replaced by Bitcoin, bank collapses are a 'political decision' - Michael Saylor

Wednesday May 24, 2023 03:44PM

(Kitco News) - Gold will fail as an asset as people realize that Bitcoin offers superior properties to the yellow metal.

Vivek Ramaswamy: 'I would put the Fed back in its place', back the dollar with 'basket of commodities' including gold

Wednesday May 24, 2023 12:06PM

(Kitco News) - The Federal Reserve should be reduced to a single mandate of price stability, and the dollar can be strengthened by tying it to a basket of commodities.

CBDCs will lead to 'dangerous' world without privacy or cash, gold is your best protection - John Butler

Tuesday May 16, 2023 04:17PM

(Kitco News) - Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will cause financial privacy and anonymity to end, as cash will likely be eradicated. That is according to John Butler, Investment Director at Southbank Investment Research, who also suggests that gold is the best hedge against this future scenario.

$10 trillion could be 'wiped' from banking sector as more banks collapse, Bitcoin insures against U.S. debt crisis - Greg Foss

Friday May 5, 2023 11:04AM

(Kitco News) - $10 trillion in equity could be wiped out from the banking system as more banks fail, according to Greg Foss, Bitcoin Strategist and Executive Director at Validus Power Corp.

Banking crisis will escalate if commercial real estate collapses, gold could reach $3k in 2024 - Andrew Axelrod

Wednesday May 3, 2023 10:05AM

(Kitco News) - Banking crisis will escalate if commercial real estate collapses, gold could reach $3k in 2024 - Andrew Axelrod

First Republic meets its end', financial calamity' will send gold above $5k - Michael Lee

Friday April 28, 2023 06:30PM

(Kitco News) - First Republic meets its end', financial calamity' will send gold above $5k - Michael Lee

S&P 500 will crash 20% as panic' sets in and gold hits $2,300 in 2023, Fed will cause more tremors' in banking sector - Gareth Soloway

Thursday April 27, 2023 07:55PM

(Kitco News) - S&P 500 will crash 20% as panic' sets in and gold hits $2,300 in 2023, Fed will cause more tremors' in banking sector - Gareth Soloway

Banking crisis 'by design' will lead to crisis, CBDCs, and full surveillance economy' - Lynette Zang

Thursday April 13, 2023 05:53PM

(Kitco News) - Banking crisis by design,' will lead to crisis, CBDCs, and full surveillance economy' - Lynette Zang

Bitcoin to exceed $50k in 2023 as Fed pivots, but won't hit all-time high - Ran Neuner

Friday March 31, 2023 07:09PM

(Kitco News) - Bitcoin to exceed $50k in 2023 as Fed pivots, but won't hit all-time high - Ran Neuner

Bitcoin to drop to $13K before rally as "financial crisis 2.0" unfolds - Gareth Soloway

Tuesday March 28, 2023 06:05PM

(Kitco News) - Bitcoin, which is up around 65 percent year-to-date and is currently trading near $27,000, will fall to $13,000 before another rally, said Gareth Soloway, Chief Market Strategist of InTheMoneyStocks.com and President of VerifiedInvestingEducation.com.