(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) With all the attention focused on the wasteful spending being unearthed by DOGE and talk of “rebate” checks, you might think that the Trump administration is finally getting the federal government's reckless borrowing and spending under control. But if we turn our attention...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold had quite a run in 2024, hitting record highs 40 times. That momentum carried over into 2025, with new record highs above $2,900 an ounce.
One might expect these higher prices to put a drag on demand for gold jewelry, but surprisingly, the impact has been...
(Matt Layton, Money Metals News Service) In 2025, Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Russell Vought ordered the cessation of all supervision and examination activity, effectively halting the agency’s regulatory functions.
This move reignited discussions about financial oversight and whether deregulation is the right path forward. However, the core issue...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) My grandfather used to say, “Don’t take any wooden nickels.” The idiom basically meant, “Be careful! Don’t get cheated.”
Back in the day, small banks and merchants sometimes handed out novelty wooden nickels as promotional items. Of course, they had no value. You didn’t...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Christmas 2024 was brought to you by Visa, Mastercard, et al. Was this the last gasp of an American consumer buried under mountains of debt?
Retail sales were strong in December (up 0.7 percent). Economists and pundits lauded the "strength" of American consumers and...
(Headline USA) The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend, as recently hired employees were fired.
Probationary employees across the FDA received notices Saturday evening that their jobs were being eliminated, according to three FDA staffers who spoke to...
(Peter C. Earle, Money Metals News Service) US President Donald Trump has proposed supplying Ukraine with ongoing military aid in exchange for access to its abundant reserves of rare earth minerals — elements critical to high-tech industries and defense applications. This proposal aligns with Trump’s long-standing perspective on leveraging...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) It's getting harder and harder to pretend the inflation problem isn't a problem.
Last month, the markets and the mainstream media threw a party when the CPI data came in "cooler than expected." CNBC led with this rosy summary. “U.S. stocks popped on Wednesday...
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) Traders with an obligation to deliver physical bars in the U.S. have found the available inventory is in short supply. They have been rushing to import supplies from London and/or paying hefty premiums to secure the bars they need. Others have been capitalizing...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) There has been quite a bit of pushback against governments and central banks around the world as they seek to introduce central bank digital currencies. But in the scramble to block CBDCs, some people seem to have forgotten that there is a more...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The National Bank of Poland was the biggest central bank gold buyer in the second quarter. A Euronews report speculated that the country is "preparing for the worst."
The Polish central bank added 19 tons of gold to its reserves in Q2. According to...
(Kevin Bessler, The Center Square) – It is Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s lofty goal to have one million electric vehicles on Illinois roads in less than six years, and now a public service campaign is critical of his political party’s EV agenda.
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) has...