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(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The gold-silver ratio is expanding again. This could signal that silver is setting up to resume its bull run. However, plenty of headwinds continue to buffet the market. What Is the Gold-Silver Ratio? The gold-silver ratio shows how many ounces of silver it takes to...

(Money Metals News Service) In this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey considers how artificial intelligence could affect trust, cybersecurity, and investors’ access to their money. He also discusses silver’s sharp correction, the long history of gold jewelry, and ways listeners might use precious metals...

(Stefan Bartl, Money Metals News Service) On August 15, 1971, Richard Nixon interrupted Sunday-night television to announce the New Economic Policy. With the Vietnam War winding down, Nixon argued that the economy required federal action to deliver what he called “a new prosperity without war.” Nixon declared that night,...

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) With the midterm elections a week away and oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz at prewar levels, gas prices remain high, dropping slightly in the last month. U.S. Central Command reported over the weekend that the United States has ensured 1.5 billion barrels of...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Debt Black Hole keeps getting bigger. American auto loan payments just hit an all-time high of $787 per month. Pile that on record credit card debt and relentless price inflation, and it’s no wonder American consumers feel stressed! Rapidly rising vehicle prices (thanks, inflation!) combined...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) In the closing chapter of this Midweek Memo episode, host Mike Maharrey turns to federal deficits, national debt, inflation, and the reasons investors look to precious metals. He says budget figures often provoke a brief reaction of shock, followed by a shrug. Even...

(José Niño, Headline USA) U.S. aerospace and defense shares have lagged the broader market as investors reassess whether President Donald Trump’s proposed $500 billion military spending expansion can survive the November midterm elections. The Financial Times reported that Wall Street is increasingly pricing in a Democratic congressional breakthrough and...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) A former Fed insider has sold all his bank stocks, and he’s piling money into gold. Christopher Whalen has worked for over three decades as a writer and financial analyst in Washington, along with a stint as a researcher at the New York Fed....

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Seven in 10 American voters say their household financial situation is worse off than a year ago, a new national poll found. Just one in 10 said their income outpaced their expenses. The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll found 15% of registered voters said their...

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Inflation ranks among the top three issues for 46% of registered voters, a nine-point climb since March, while the national debt and government spending sit near the bottom at 13%. Voters put the debt near the bottom in a year the federal government ran a...

(Headline USA) More than seven months into the U.S. war with Iran, sharply higher fuel prices are making it more expensive to drive and fly and adding to the cost of some goods, prolonging the strain on American households as the midterm elections approach. Motorists and airline passengers have borne...

(J.D. Davidson, The Center Square) Ohio’s universal school choice plan took another hit in the courts Thursday. The 10th District Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that the state's EdChoice and EdChoice Expansion voucher programs are unconstitutional. Again, the court stayed the opinion, allowing the programs to continue while...