(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) As a silver investor and analyst, I closely track copper because of its strong correlation with—and influence on—silver. Silver is unique in that it’s both a precious metal and an industrial one, with industrial demand making up about 55% of total usage. This...
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it is investigating the “State of California for providing federal benefits to illegal aliens,” beginning with Los Angeles County, where local officials say one in 10 residents are illegal immigrants.
It’s unclear what California is being investigated for,...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Justice Department filed a criminal charge Friday against Yusuf Akoll, a former senior procurement contract specialist for the U.S. Agency for International Development, which was recently shuttered and folded into the State Department.
According to the DOJ, Akoll formed a shell company in November 2020...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Joe Biden’s reputation rehab tour may soon include a massive payday.
The disgraced former president is reportedly eyeing a multi-million-dollar book deal alongside his wife, former First Lady Jill Biden.
Biden, fresh off defending his scandal-plagued legacy on the leftist show The View, is already drafting a...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) It’s no wonder people don’t understand inflation. High school students are only being taught half the story.
A friend ran across this lesson for International Baccalaureate (IB) high school students. The IB program is “a rigorous, two-year high school curriculum (Grades 11 and 12)...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) In a rare moment of honesty, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell admitted he and his fellow central bankers don’t know what they’re doing as they wrapped up the May Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.
As was expected, the Fed held interest rates steady...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Demand for physical gold surged in the first quarter. But not in the United States.
Asian investors primarily drove demand for gold bars and coins as American investors continued to sit on the sidelines.
Global demand for gold bars and coins rose by a healthy...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) With gold setting record after record, people are scrambling to cash in by selling scrap gold and jewelry.
Selling gold tucked away in a jewelry box or gathering dust on a shelf can certainly put extra cash in your wallet, but you should manage...
(Money Metals News Service) In a revealing episode of the Paydirt Podcast, host Peter Krauth of Silver Stock Investor sits down with Stefan Gleason, President and CEO of Money Metals Exchange, to explore the company’s rapid growth, its commitment to ethical practices, and where gold and silver prices may be headed next.
With nearly...
(Money Metals News Service) On the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey interviewed James “Jim” Grant—founder of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer—for a sharp, historically grounded discussion on inflation, interest rates, and the fragile state of American fiscal credibility.
Jim Grant is one of the most respected financial historians and market analysts of our time. With...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Central banks continued to stockpile gold in the first quarter.
Official net gold purchases came in at 244 tonnes, 21 percent below Q1 2024 (310 tonnes), but 25 percent above the five-year quarterly average. As the World Gold Council put it, central bank gold...
(Money Metals News Service) In this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey opens with an unexpected comparison between the experience of playing goalie in a chaotic amateur hockey game and navigating today’s financial markets.
Substituting for a team of less experienced players, Maharrey found himself overwhelmed by...