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(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals Podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with Kai Hoffmann, founder and managing director of SOAR Financial, to discuss the recent turbulence in gold and silver markets, inflation concerns, central bank policy, and the outlook for mining stocks. Hoffmann,...

(Headline USA) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is assessing damage to its launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing, creating a giant orange fireball seen and felt for miles around. The company fueled the hulking New Glenn rocket Thursday night, hoping to briefly ignite the engines ahead of a...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) I want gold. But I don’t want to dig. When I was a kid, my mom used to tell me I’d better do my homework, or I would end up digging ditches for a living. In retrospect, there could have been worse fates than...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) I often see mainstream headlines touting the resilience of the American consumer. These stories almost always refer to strong retail sales figures signaling Americans’ willingness to keep spending money. However, there is a dark side to this spending pattern that often goes unnoticed. There...

(Headline USA) U.S. prosecutors slapped insider trading charges against a Google employee this week, alleging the software engineer used confidential company information to pocket more than $1.2 million from prediction market platform Polymarket with bets on search trends. In a complaint unsealed in New York, authorities identified the employee as 36-year-old...

(Headline USA) More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain low despite economic uncertainty caused by the Iran war. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims were up to 215,000, up from 210,000 the week before. The four-week moving average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week volatility, rose...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The British Royal Mint reported record gold and silver bullion sales in the first quarter of this year, reflecting strong demand for physical gold in the UK. In a statement, the Royal Mint said that capital gains tax-exempt gold bullion sales increased 94 percent...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Malaysia has joined India in hiking its import duty on gold. Traders and dealers in the Southeast Asian nation said officials have already started charging a 10 percent levy on certain gold bar shipments into the country. The move has reportedly disrupted bullion trade...

(Money Metals News Service) In this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey challenged what he described as a deeply flawed mainstream narrative surrounding gold, inflation, and interest rates. Drawing parallels to common myths passed down through generations — like cracking knuckles causing arthritis or bread crust...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A former senior CIA official has been implicated in a scheme to apparently steal some $40 million in gold bars that he has obtained from the government for unspecified “work-related expenses.” The ex-CIA official, David Rush, was arrested on May 19, a day after the FBI...

(Headline USA) The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a push to avoid a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users, a decision that comes as social media companies increasingly face legal scrutiny. Parent company Meta Platforms Inc. appealed after Vermont’s highest court allowed a suit filed by its...

(Sound Money Defense League, Money Metals News Service) Maryland Governor Wes Moore today signed a bill removing sales taxes from purchases of gold and silver, reversing course after a massive backlash over the past year from the public, precious metals dealers, and sound money experts. In a highly controversial move...