(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite the prevailing notion that the Federal Reserve has implemented “tight” monetary policy, the money supply has expanded by more than $600 billion since its low point in mid-2023.
Based on the “true,” or Rothbard-Salerno, money supply measure (TMS), the money supply expanded by 2.2 percent...
(Headline USA) The changes made to President Donald Trump's big tax bill in the Senate would pile trillions onto the nation's debt load while resulting in even steeper losses in health care coverage, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said in a new analysis, adding to the challenges for Republicans as they try to...
(Dan McCaleb, The Center Square) Final debate began in the U.S. Senate Sunday afternoon on President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with a vote coming as soon as Monday.
The package of continuing resolutions cleared a Senate hurdle late Saturday. The procedural vote was 51-49, with two Senate...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) On Saturday, President Trump doubled down on his call for an end to the trial against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the US was “not going to stand” for the Israeli leader’s prosecution.
“It is terrible what they are doing in Israel to Bibi Netanyahu. He is...
(Headline USA) Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday doubled down on his distaste for President Donald Trump's sprawling tax and spending cuts bill, arguing the legislation that Republican senators are scrambling to pass would kill jobs and bog down burgeoning industries.
“The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs...
(Headline USA) Famed investor Warren Buffett is donating $6 billion worth of his company's stock to five foundations, bringing the total he has given to them since 2006 to roughly $60 billion, based on their value when received.
Buffett said late Friday that the shares of Berkshire Hathaway will be...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Axios reported that Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie is in President Donald Trump’s crosshairs as the sitting president’s political machine launches an aggressive campaign to unseat him in 2026
The move sends a clear warning to other GOP lawmakers: cross Trump, and you could be next.
https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1936574721312923803
Massie’s criticism...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued Fox News on Friday over what he claimed were defamatory remarks about his phone call with President Donald Trump before the deployment of the National Guard in the Golden State.
Newsom claimed Fox News host Jesse Watters mistakenly accused him of lying about Trump...
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals Podcast, analyst Mike Maharrey sat down with Brien Lundin, editor of Gold Newsletter and CEO of the New Orleans Investment Conference, to unpack the forces driving precious metals higher—and why the rally may be far from over.
With gold solidly above $3,000...
(Nicolas Cachanosky, Money Metals News Service) Politicians might prefer lower interest rates, but the Fed must protect its fragile post-pandemic progress on prices. Credibility is hard-earned and easily lost.
The tension between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has reignited, following the Fed’s recent decision to hold interest rates...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Every once in a while, you’ll hear somebody claim that gold is “a useless metal.” You may think I’m exaggerating, but I assure you, I’m not. I heard a commentator on MSNBC say it with my own two ears a few years ago.
Warren...
(Elyse S. Papel, The Center Square) Following push back from a growing coalition of politicians and public interest groups, U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, proposed an amended version of his plan to sell off public lands.
While the previous proposal would have required the government to auction off between 2.2 million and...