(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) As expected, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points last week. How will this impact the gold market?
The cut was already priced into the markets. The real question is: what will the central bank do moving forward?
As it turned out, the...
(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) Thousands showed up in person, and millions tuned in Sunday for the memorial of Charlie Kirk.
The Christian and conservative activist was shot and killed Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University.
Sunday’s memorial was held at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona, the...
Keith Kellogg, President Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, had strong words for Russia at a conference held in Ukraine, saying that the US could “kick Russia’s ass”
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Federal Reserve cranked up the inflation machine, despite acknowledging “inflation has moved up and remains somewhat elevated.”
The FOMC voted 11-1 to cut the federal funds rate by a quarter percent, setting the interest rate between 4 and 4.25 percent.
The committee projected two...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Want some silver? You might be able to get some with your phone, some hydrogen peroxide, and a bottle of cooking oil.
Mind you, you won’t be able to use your phone ever again.
But you’ll have silver!
Researchers from the University of Helsinki and the...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by at least a quarter percent this week, dropping its federal funds rate to between 4 and 4.25 percent. What will that mean for gold and silver?
The metals have already gotten a boost from...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Changes to the Environmental Protection Agency's strict regulations on the automobile industry could cost nonprofit groups that reported a 267% funding bump in the years since the federal agency's 2009 Endangerment Finding, a rule that provided a legal basis for the agency to regulate...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold is soaring, hitting multiple new record highs. Silver is surging, having gained nearly 40 percent this year. But another metal is outperforming them both.
Platinum.
The metal is up just over 51 percent since the beginning of the year. Most of that gain has occurred...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Maybe we should call it Zombie Inflation.
Every time the mainstream declares price inflation dead and buried, new data comes out and rains on the funeral.
However, if you understand the root cause of inflation, the CPI data comes as no surprise.
And it isn’t fundamentally about...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Retail sales showed a healthy increase of 0.5 percent in July. At the time, analysts claimed this was a sign of a resilient consumer. Turns out, they charged that shopping spree to their credit cards.
After contracting for two straight months, revolving credit, primarily...