(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Industrial and tech demand for gold rebounded in the first quarter, rising 10 percent year over year.
Industrial and technological applications consumed about 79 tons of gold in Q1, according to data compiled by the World Gold Council.
At the aggregate level, all four major...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) I’ve written extensively about supply shortfalls in the silver market. Silver demand outstripped the supply of the metal for the third straight year in 2023. But silver isn’t the only metal facing market deficits. Analysts expect the platinum market to chart its largest...
(Mike Gleason, Money Metals News Service) As inflation continues to put the squeeze on consumers, precious metals markets are back on the move.
A solid close above the $2,400 level should set the stage for another push to new record highs. We’ll see if that is in the cards in...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) The new Sunshine State residents Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez announced a $60 million initial investment into sustainable protein, including “cultivated meats," almost right before Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., barred the sale of lab-grown meat in Florida.
A news release revealed that DeSantis...
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference podcast, hosted by Jesse Day, guests Stefan Gleason (President and CEO of Money Metals Exchange) and Jp Cortez (Executive Director of the Sound Money Defense League) shared their expert analysis on the dynamics of the...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Factoring in sizeable over-the-counter (OTC) buying, gold demand charted its strongest first quarter since 2016.
Excluding OTC buying, demand fell 5 percent to 1,102 tons. Significant outflows of gold from ETFs drove the dip. But including over-the-counter buying by investors, gold demand grew by...
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) Confidence in institutions such as the Federal Reserve may be falling, but it hasn’t fallen nearly as far or as fast as it should. Trillions of dollars, yen, euros, and yuan are invested according to central bank policy and propaganda. It isn’t going...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Gov. Gavin Newsom's, D-Calif., office announced on Apr. 26, 2024, that the state would give away about 39,000 acres to American Indian tribes through a grant program.
Newsom added that the effort is part of a first-in-the-nation plan to “address historical wrongs committed against California Native...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Thai government wants to mitigate risk in its pension fund so it's turning to gold and oil.
Songpol Chevapanyaroj serves as the secretary general of Thailand's Government Pension Fund (GPF). He told the Bangkok Post that fund management has become more difficult due...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) If the hotter-than-expected March CPI data wasn't enough to convince you, there is more evidence that the "cooling inflation" we saw late last year was transitory.
The media tends to focus on the Consumer Price Index but the Federal Reserve's favorite inflation measure is...
(Headline USA) For decades, tourists to Hawaii have brought home gift boxes of the islands’ famous chocolate-covered macadamia nuts for friends and family, but these days many of the kernels in the package might not be Hawaii-grown.
This little-known fact is surfacing at the state Legislature as lawmakers wrestle over...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Donald Trump recently blasted European nations in his Apr. 18, 2024, Truth Social post for not doing more to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia.
Even though Trump didn't mention the current debate between Republicans on Capitol Hill over Ukraine aid, he called on American...