(Brien Lundin, Money Metals News Service) After a couple of weeks away from the markets on a much-needed vacation, I spent last week furiously digging into the metals markets to see if I had missed anything.
I didn’t.
In fact, the metals, aside from some periodic excitement in silver, had been performing...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Democrats are pushing a bill prohibiting price gouging at the federal level and giving the Federal Trade Commission another $1 billion and new tools to go after companies charging "grossly excessive" prices.
Democrats say such protections are needed as President Donald Trump rolls out higher...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) House Democrats tapped into the coffers of their campaign funds to bankroll their overseas trip to El Salvador, where they visited illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an accused MS-13 member now federally indicted for human smuggling.
Most of the Democrats falsely claimed they paid for the...
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) The Trump administration officially terminated its funding of California’s 171-mile high speed rail segment in the state’s more sparsely populated Central Valley, citing an inability to complete the project by the 2033 deadline.
The administration also noted there's no plan for closing a $7 billion funding gap...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Are undeclared silver purchases by the Russian government boosting the price of silver?
There is some anecdotal evidence that they are.
Silver is up nearly 28 percent this year. It briefly traded above $39 an ounce earlier this week.
Silver has been set up for a rally...
(José Niño, Headline USA) The Pentagon has finalized a $200 million contract with xAI, granting Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot a key role in the government’s sweeping artificial intelligence expansion.
Under this agreement, Grok and related xAI technologies, including the latest Grok 4 model, will be accessible for purchase via the...
(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) Silver has officially broken out in a big way, kicking off its bull market. Multiple confirmations I was watching for have now been fulfilled, and silver still has plenty of fuel left in the tank.
While gold soared over the past year, silver lagged...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon warned President Donald Trump on Tuesday about attacks against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, noting the importance of the Fed's independence.
"Playing around with the Fed could have adverse consequences, the absolute opposite of what you might be hoping for,"...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Through the first half of 2025, inflows of silver into ETFs eclipsed the total for the entirety of 2024, reflecting a surge of silver investment demand.
The average annual price of silver rose 25 percent in H1. That was comparable to the 26 percent gain charted by...
(Dan McCaleb, The Center Square) The U.S. will send more Patriot missiles to Ukraine to help in its ongoing war with Russia but the European Union will pay for them, President Donald Trump said Sunday.
"I haven't agreed on the number yet, but they're going to have some. Because they...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The other day, I was sitting at my desk when my phone buzzed. It was a text.
According to the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), I had unpaid traffic tickets. Apparently, the FDOT moved its HQ to the Philippines, based on the phone...
(Clive Maund, Money Metals News Service) The uptrend in silver is gathering pace.
On its latest 6-month chart, we can see that, after breaking sharply higher, it rose by several dollars early in June before settling into a consolidation pattern – a bull Flag – that has served to ease...