How Alexander Deluce Built The Gold Telegraph Into One of the Most Recognized Independent Platforms in Finance

By Jordan French Jordan French has been verified by Muck Rack's editorial team
Updated on June 1, 2026

When Alexander Deluce launched The Gold Telegraph, the goal was straightforward: create a platform focused on the macroeconomic and commodity stories he believed were being overlooked by much of the broader financial conversation.

Several years later, that platform has evolved into one of the more recognizable independent brands covering gold, commodities, geopolitics, and macro investing.

The Gold Telegraph has built a substantial following across digital platforms by focusing on long-term economic themes rather than short-term market cycles. Its content regularly explores inflation, monetary policy, sovereign debt, central banking, energy markets, and the growing strategic importance of hard assets — topics that have increasingly moved to the center of investor discussions globally.

For Deluce, timing has played a role, but so has consistency.

Long before inflation and commodity supply chains became dominant market narratives again, The Gold Telegraph was building an audience around those conversations. As global markets shifted over the past several years, the publication found itself well-positioned within a rapidly growing macroeconomic audience online.

Today, The Gold Telegraph’s reach extends across investors, entrepreneurs, mining executives, economists, and policy observers who follow the platform for its mix of commentary, interviews, and long-form economic discussions. His following on X alone has surpassed 440K followers.

Part of that growth has come through Deluce’s interview-driven approach.

Rather than focusing exclusively on headlines or market reactions, The Gold Telegraph has increasingly leaned into in-depth conversations with influential voices across economics, finance, and geopolitics. The format has helped the platform develop a distinct editorial identity while also broadening its audience beyond traditional commodity investors.

Among its most widely discussed recent interviews was Deluce’s conversation with economist and former Trump advisor Judy Shelton. Shelton, known for her views on monetary policy and the global financial system, discussed inflation, currencies, central banking, and structural economic shifts in a conversation that gained significant traction online.

The interview reflected the broader direction of the platform itself: thoughtful, macro-focused, and increasingly influential within economic and investing circles.

The Gold Telegraph combines institutional-level topics with digital-first distribution, allowing complex economic discussions to reach broader online audiences in a more accessible format. That approach has helped transform the publication from a niche market commentary account into a recognizable independent media brand with international reach.

Its growth also speaks to the rising influence of founder-led media platforms built around expertise, consistency, and direct audience relationships. Rather than relying on scale alone, The Gold Telegraph has built momentum through focused subject matter and a clear editorial voice.

For Deluce, the platform’s success appears rooted in a simple principle: staying early on the conversations that eventually shape markets.

As global discussions around commodities, monetary policy, and economic security continue to intensify, The Gold Telegraph has become an increasingly visible part of that ecosystem — and Alexander Deluce is one of the entrepreneurs helping define what modern independent financial media can look like.

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Jordan French is the Founder and Executive Editor of Grit Daily Group , encompassing Financial Tech Times, Smartech Daily, Transit Tomorrow, BlockTelegraph, Meditech Today, High Net Worth magazine, Luxury Miami magazine, CEO Official magazine, Luxury LA magazine, and flagship outlet, Grit Daily. The champion of live journalism, Grit Daily's team hails from ABC, CBS, CNN, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Forbes, Fox, PopSugar, SF Chronicle, VentureBeat, Verge, Vice, and Vox. An award-winning journalist, he was on the editorial staff at TheStreet.com and a Fast 50 and Inc. 500-ranked entrepreneur with one sale. Formerly an engineer and intellectual-property attorney, his third company, BeeHex, rose to fame for its "3D printed pizza for astronauts" and is now a military contractor. A prolific investor, he's invested in 50+ early stage startups with 10+ exits through 2023.

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