(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Where does the world’s gold come from? Mine output rose modestly by 1 percent in 2023 to 3644.4 tons, but it still hasn’t recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
Gold production had flatlined even before the pandemic. After slowing for several years, gold mine output fell...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) A former Google software engineer was indicted for stealing AI-related trade secrets while working for Chinese competitors seeking to gain an edge in the technological race.
A federal grand jury in San Francisco charged Linwei Ding with four counts of trade secret theft, each punishable by...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) When you’re considering investing in precious metals, you are confronted with many options. Silver or gold? Bars or coins? And what in the world is an ETF?
Understanding the differences between an ETF and physical gold and silver is an important first step in...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Central banks took up where they left off in 2023, adding more gold to their stockpiles to kick off the new year.
Globally, central banks increased their gold reserves by a net 39 tons in January, according to the latest data compiled by the...
(Thomas L. Hogan, Money Metals News Service) During the pandemic recovery, inflation reached the highest rates in 40 years, largely driven by the Federal Reserve’s excessive monetary policy. The Fed got “behind the curve” by not raising its interest rate target fast enough, even once it became apparent its...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The United States enjoys the privilege of issuing the world's reserve currency. But it increasingly uses that privilege as a hammer to shape foreign policy.
Could Americans end up feeling the blows from that hammer?
Economist Jim Rickards, the author of Currency Wars, said he...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) The U.S. began adding $1 trillion worth of debt about every three months beginning last June, a Bank of America investment strategist Michael Hartnett first pointed out in an investment note published last week.
The national debt is currently $34.48 trillion and rising. It surpassed...
(Mike Gleason, Money Metals News Service) Precious metals markets enter trading for March with gold bulls wondering whether the monetary metal is finally ready to march up to new highs.
Gold spent the first two months of the year locked in a trading range between $2,000 and just under $2,100...
(Headline USA) During a recent spate of airline catastrophes or mid-air near-catastrophes, former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg was nowhere to be found.
Yet, after nary a word to address the growing issue of plane failures---which some attribute to the push to diversify flight crews and engineering staffs---the Biden...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Owning silver and gold is a good way to hedge against counterparty risk.
What exactly is counterparty risk?
In simple terms, it is the possibility that the party on the other side of a transaction might not fulfill its obligation.
For instance, if I loan you...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold and silver are often disparaged as "useless" or "barbarous relics" by investors and economists. But as Mike Maharrey explains in this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, gold and silver are real money.
In this show, Mike argues that a return to...
(Headline USA) The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how social-media publishers such as Facebook, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube regulate content posted by their users.
The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in the digital age.
In nearly...