(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite the recent selloff, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) remains bullish, forecasting $6,000 gold and $100 silver in 2026.
The Canadian bank significantly upped its gold price forecast from $4,500 in October. CIBC analysts extended their bullish forecast into 2027, projecting an average price of $6,500...
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) US forces conducted live-fire military drills in the Persian Gulf. The exercise happened as President Donald Trump is threatening to attack Iran. “Last week, Navy Sailors from USS Santa Barbara participated in the exercise Killer Tomato, a live-fire maritime gunnery exercise conducted in the Central...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Debt Black Hole got a little bigger as U.S. consumer debt unexpectedly surged in December. Americans apparently put a Christmas spending spree on Visa and Mastercard.
Consumer debt climbed by $24 billion, a 5.7 percent increase, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve.
Americans are...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Texas Senate candidate and Rep. Jasmine Crockett used over $120,000 on luxury hotels, transportation and private security in 2025 alone, according to congressional campaign disclosures.
The total expenditures, drawn from both her congressional and senatorial campaigns, amounted to $124,000, Fox News reported, citing Federal Election Commission filings.
Crockett...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Seattle Seahawks will square off against the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Sunday. The winner will take home a big chunk of silver.
And it is worth a heck of a lot more than the trophy the Philadelphia Eagles took...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) California gubernatorial candidate and Rep. Eric Swalwell has plowed through more than $200,000 in campaign donations to pay for childcare, including several thousand dollars paid to his own wife, Brittany Swalwell, the mother of his children.
Federal Election Commission filings show that the $200,000 originates from 2019 through 2025....
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) On Tuesday, February 3, host Chris Marcus brought Stefan Gleason back to Arcadia Economics after the prior Friday’s historic silver meltdown.
Stefan Gleason is the President and CEO of Money Metals Exchange, one of the largest online precious-metals dealers in the United States. He...
(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...