(José Niño, Headline USA) Elon Musk sent $10 million flowing into Republican midterm fundraising efforts last month, marking his return as a major force in GOP politics after a prolonged and very public falling out with President Donald Trump.
The Tesla and SpaceX chief split his contribution evenly, sending $5...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Central bank gold buying moderated in 2025 but remained far above the recent historical average.
Central banks stepped up purchases in the final quarter, adding 230 tonnes to global gold reserves, a 6 percent quarter-on-quarter increase. That drove the official net full-year buying to...
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent Money Metals Podcast episode (recorded on Thursday, January 29, 2026), host Mike Maharrey interviewed precious metals analyst David Morgan, publisher of The Morgan Report.
Morgan agreed that the move looks parabolic on a chart. He also cautioned against assuming the rally is just retail...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Global gold demand topped 5,000 tonnes for the first time ever in 2025.
Factoring in the 65 percent price gain, the total value of gold demand increased 45 percent year-on-year to an unprecedented $555 billion.
Fourth quarter gold demand also set a record, coming in...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) With demand for gold and silver at a fevered pitch, speculative mania has driven premiums in China to extremely high levels, creating tension in the marketplace.
As Bloomberg reported, the precious metals frenzy created by rapidly rising prices has increasingly exposed Chinese investors to high levels...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., claims Trump administration allies are threatening to destroy businesses of potential campaign donors while pressuring consultants to abandon his reelection effort, according to social media statements on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/Holden_Culotta/status/2015824408183451665?s=20
The Kentucky Republican detailed a three tier pressure campaign during recent interviews. Three political...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rep. Ilhan Omar’s finances were controversial enough to trigger federal scrutiny under the Biden administration, according to recent reporting.
Omar, D-Minn., was previously investigated as part of a federal probe into her campaign spending and interactions with a foreign national, the New York Times reported Monday.
The investigation,...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) You might think that this gold bull rally is quite young. However, Rick Rule argues that this bull market has really been going on since 2000.
The Rule Investment Media CEO told Kitco News that the rising price of gold reflects a long-term erosion...
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) The USS Abraham Lincoln and its support ships have arrived in the Middle East as President Donald Trump is mulling strikes on Iran.
A US official told CBS News that the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group had arrived in US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) area of control....
(Alan Mosley, Antiwar.com) The House of Representatives on Thursday approved an $838.7 billion fiscal 2026 defense spending bill, moving one of the largest appropriations measures in U.S. history toward final passage in the Senate. In a 341-88 vote that crossed party lines, lawmakers advanced the sprawling defense and related...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The National Bank of Poland has approved a plan to purchase even more gold.
On Tuesday (Jan. 20), the bank issued a statement saying it plans to purchase up to 150 more tonnes of gold, raising its holdings to a maximum of 700 tonnes.
Poland...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Here’s one reason to own gold. The appreciation of Russia’s gold reserves has nearly replaced the value of the assets frozen by the European Union when the country invaded Ukraine.
Based on calculations by Bloomberg, the value of Russian gold reserves has surged by $216...