(Money Metals News Service) In this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey discusses the recent dynamics in the precious metals markets, particularly focusing on the Federal Reserve's influence and the price movements of gold.
The episode starts with Maharrey expressing his skepticism towards the Federal Reserve,...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals Exchange) You know all about price inflation and how it squeezes your wallet. But there are also ninja price increases out there that you might not notice. It's called "shrinkflation."
Inflation robs you of purchasing power by driving up the price of everything you buy. The government...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals Exchange) At its December meeting, the Federal Reserve effectively declared victory over inflation. They didn’t didn’t use those words, but that was the signal given by the policy trajectory laid out by the FOMC.
Is this victory dance premature?
Financial analyst Jim Grant thinks so.
In an interview...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry is set to leave the Biden administration by the winter of 2024 to prop up the struggling Biden campaign’s climate agenda, multiple media outlets reported Saturday.
Kerry, appointed by President Joe Biden as his chief climate representative since January...
(Deroy Murdock, Headline USA) President Joe Biden’s Commerce Department proposed on Dec. 7 a mechanism to invoke the so-called “march-in” clause of 1980’s bipartisan Bayh--Dole Act.
This would empower Uncle Sam to capture and control patents fully or partially funded with federal research grants, if bureaucrats disliked the prices or rollout speeds of their ensuing...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals Exchange) There were more corporate bankruptcies in 2023 than there were during the pandemic of 2020.
Higher interest rates and massive levels of corporate debt drove the flurry of business failures last year.
There were 642 corporate bankruptcy filings in the U.S. in 2023, according to S&P...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals Exchange) Like many, I once owned a Plymouth Neon. It seemed perfectly fine - looked good, sounded good, and got me from point A to B. But beneath its exterior, it had a critical flaw: a non-functional radiator fan.
This problem, while not apparent in...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) After a district court judge in Montana sided with a group of 16 child-activists last August in a long-running lawsuit intended to force compliance with a radical environmentalist agenda, the same environmental lawfare organization announced plans last month to wage a new suit in California...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) After the Chinese parent company firm of an American company that was seeking to build a manufacturing facility near several U.S. military bases was exposed for having Chinese government ties, it scrubbed its website in less than a week after that.
The Daily Caller, the news...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The brother of the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein revealed what he knows about alleged sex tape extortions.
Mark Epstein told the New York Post that he does not think his brother blackmailed potential allies or associated with long-rumored sex tapes. However, he also conceded that he...
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) It was a rough day for the Associated Press on Wednesday.
The far-left news service received a Twitter fact-check and was forced to make multiple stealth-edits on a blatantly biased and factually inaccurate piece attacking conservative journalist Christopher Rufo, all while going to bat for disgraced...
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) As the economy struggles and inflation continues to put pressure on Americans, President Joe Biden and his administration appear likely to oversee yet another baby formula shortage, Good Morning American reported.
The first shortage took place in 2022, with Republicans blaming Biden and congressional Democrats---who held...