(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) The number of “FAFO” cases involving radical leftists fired for celebrating the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has ballooned in the days following his death on Wednesday.
Government workers, judges, teachers, healthcare workers, airline attendants and even a Secret Service staffer have been canned for...
States are gearing up to deliver more votes for their favored political parties in a rare, mid-decade overhaul of voting maps that threatens to frustrate voters ahead of the 2026 midterms…
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Bolivia has been using its gold reserves to maintain its solvency as it struggles under a massive debt burden.
The Bolivian central bank has been buying gold from local miners, having it refined abroad (in Turkey), and then liquidating the bullion for dollars to service...
(Money Metals News Service) In the latest Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey analyzed the ongoing bull markets in gold and silver, highlighting record highs, historical ratios, supply deficits, and why silver may now be poised for an even stronger run than gold.
Gold’s Relentless Bull Run
Gold continues to...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Silver is up an impressive 39.7 percent so far this year, hitting the highest level since 2011. It has broken through the significant $40 per ounce resistance and appears to be on track for a new record high over $50.
Yet, even with this bullish action,...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) For the third straight month, gold flowed into ETFs globally, led by North American and European funds.
This continues the general trend this year. Gold inflows into ETFs through the first half of 2025 hit levels not seen since the pandemic.
In August, ETFs globally...
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) Bid and ask premiums for 90% silver U.S. coins are perhaps the most volatile of any among retail bullion products. At the recent peak of retail buying demand in 2023, ask premiums for these older, circulated dimes, quarters, and half dollars went north...
Over a recent two-year period, the Pentagon funded hundreds of projects done in collaboration with universities in China and institutes linked to that nation's defense industry…
Federal agents made history by seizing the largest volume of precursors used to produce methamphetamine after interdicting two shipments from two ships on the high seas…
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) India is swapping U.S. Treasuries for gold, providing a concrete example of de-dollarization.
As a Times of India report put it, U.S. Treasuries “seem to be losing favor.”
Meanwhile, the Indian central bank has been rapidly increasing its gold reserves.
“India's central bank has shown a preference for increasing gold reserves...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Chinese analysts recently expressed concern about the sustainability of the U.S. government’s borrowing and spending, suggesting that the country should further limit its exposure to U.S. debt.
In an article published by China Money, a publication overseen by the Chinese central bank, researchers from the...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Earlier this month, Citi raised its gold forecast. Another big bank, UBS, has now followed suit.
The Swiss investment bank nudged its Q1 2026 forecast gold price by $100 to $3,600 an ounce. This would mean new record highs over the next six months or...