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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

Fed speak: Will Fed Chair Powell point to rate cuts at the September meeting? - Axel Merk

Monday September 18, 2023 07:54PM

(Kitco News) - With expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady on September 20, the idea of rate cuts could be brought up sooner than many anticipate, according to Axel Merk, President and CIO of Merk Investments, who sees Fed Chair Jerome Powell as having no real strategy.

Gold price to hit $5,000 in 3 years, watch the default wave kick off a U.S. recession in Q4 - Michael Lee

Monday September 11, 2023 03:21PM

(Kitco News) - Even though the gold market lacks direction ahead of the Federal Reserve's September monetary policy meeting, prices will make a move and hit $5,000 an ounce within three years, according to Michael Lee, Founder of Michael Lee Strategy.

The yield curve is signaling a 'black swan' event in 2024, this is what it could be - George Gammon

Wednesday September 6, 2023 07:15PM

(Kitco News) - The inversion of the yield curve has "incredible" predictive powers, and it is now telling investors that a global financial crisis 2.0 could hit the world economy in 2024, said George Gammon, an investor, macroeconomics expert, and host of the Rebel Capitalist Show.

BlackRock is buying Bitcoin miners while awaiting Spot ETF approval, is it gaining too much control over ecosystem? - George Gammon

Friday September 1, 2023 04:45PM

(Kitco News) - BlackRock - the world's largest asset manager and a leading contender for a Spot Bitcoin ETF - is now reportedly getting into Bitcoin mining, and so much focus on the Bitcoin ecosystem from big Wall Street players might be dangerous for the world's largest cryptocurrency, according to George Gammon, an investor, macroeconomics expert, and host of the Rebel Capitalist Show.

BRICS missed a massive' opportunity in its efforts to dethrone the dollar - Ken Olling

Wednesday August 30, 2023 05:27PM

(Kitco News) - Adding more members to the BRICS bloc could lead to "fragmentation" and pose a serious impediment to the creation of a common currency down the road, according to Ken Olling, Founder and CEO of MELD.

How gold price gets to $10k: BRICS expansion, gold-backed currency, monetary reset - Willem Middelkoop

Monday August 28, 2023 07:53PM

(Kitco News) - The BRICS formal invitation of Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia to join the bloc moves the world a step closer to a "very dangerous phase" for the U.S. and the next major conflict, according to Willem Middelkoop, Founder and CIO of the Commodity Discovery Fund.

All eyes are on the BRICS summit, but here's why de-dollarization is a 'fantasy detached from economic logic & reason' - Hugh Hendry

Tuesday August 22, 2023 06:26PM

(Kitco News) - As the BRICS summit is underway, with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meeting in Johannesburg, the main themes are membership expansion and acceleration of de-dollarization.

Gold price at $6k? This asset is more likely to triple - Hugh Hendry

Monday August 21, 2023 05:57PM

(Kitco News) - It is essential to have exposure to real assets in this uncertain macro environment, according to Hugh Hendry, Founder of Eclectica Macro. But Hendry still prefers to hold four times more Bitcoin than gold, and here's why.

Gold was confiscated in the 1930s, could your bank deposits face the same fate now? Hugh Hendry breaks down the probability it could really happen

Friday August 18, 2023 05:53PM

(Kitco News) - With more cracks emerging in the banking sector, should U.S. citizens fear their bank deposits could be frozen?

BRICS' developments to 'rival' the industrial revolution, 'dramatic' implications coming - Peter Grandich

Thursday August 17, 2023 01:02PM

(Kitco News) - With the BRICS summit just less than a week away, investors are not paying enough attention to geopolitics, according to Peter Grandich, Founder of PeterGrandich.com, who sees new alliances between China and Saudi Arabia as having "dramatic" consequences.