(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Federal Reserve was sold as a way to "provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system."
That's not what the central bank does.
In fact, the Fed destabilizes the monetary system by constantly interjecting itself into it,...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Thursday called on U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to stop the agency’s “continued support of Cuba’s communist interests.”
She did so after Cuban-American lawmakers raised the alarm about Chinese spies operating in Cuba, reportedly targeting Cuban-Americans as well...
(Mike Gleason, Money Metals News Service) As the criminal conviction of former President Donald Trump dominates the news cycle, investors have to be asking themselves whether the upcoming election will be anything like normal.
A potential crisis of legitimacy for America’s electoral system looms. That could bring with it a...
(Money Metals News Service) Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has signed a new law reaffirming gold and silver as legal tender, making a symbolic statement in favor of sound money principles.
Senate Bill 232, sponsored by Sen. Mark Abraham, marks the sixth pro-sound money bill passed by a state this year,...
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris got off to a rough start in what was touted as an aggressive and lofty plan to win back black voters who have strayed from the Democrat plantation due to the administration's awful stewardship and often cavalier, exploitative way...
(Headline USA) OpenAI says it's setting up a safety and security committee and has begun training a new artificial intelligence model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot.
The San Francisco startup said in a blog post Tuesday that the committee will advise the full board on...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After a tepid March and April, Indian gold demand surged during an important May festival.
India ranks as the second-largest gold market in the world behind only China.
Moderating prices helped drive a resurgence in gold demand ahead of and during the Akshaya Tritiya festival...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) With the Memorial Day weekend kicking off the vacation and travel season, as well as the opening of many a swimming pool, a recent report suggested that some remote workers might be giving their employers the short shrift while enjoying extra holiday benefits.
The Harris Poll,...
(Tom Gantert, The Center Square) - A $1.5 trillion Farm Bill supported by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representative has sparked criticism among Democrats for cutting $30 billion from the former food stamps program.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit costs, formerly known as food stamps, have increased from $55.6 billion...
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey interviewed Chris Ritchie, President of SilverCrest Metals.
SilverCrest Metals, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, is a precious metals producer known for its efficient and cost-effective mining operations.
The discussion covered the company’s operations, financial strategies,...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Governments constantly tinker with prices. Government people claim it's in our best interest, but price manipulation creates all kinds of unseen negative consequences.
Sometimes governments set price ceilings, mandating that the cost of something can't rise above a certain level. One example we see...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Reserve Bank of India has followed the lead of China and other Eastern central banks and ramped up its accumulation of gold.
According to the latest data released by the RBI, the Indian central bank increased its gold reserves by 24 tons through...