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(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey explored a surprising disconnect in the silver market. Normally, declining demand would point to weaker prices. Instead, silver surged dramatically through late 2025 and into early 2026. Maharrey explained that headline demand figures...

(José Niño, Headline USA) A senior Trump administration counterterrorism official faces an Inspector General investigation after her ex-boyfriend filed a formal complaint alleging she sought out wealthy men to fund an extravagant lifestyle, per a report by The Daily Mail. Julia Varvaro, 29, has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Seven out of every ten American farmers say fertilizer has become so expensive that they cannot purchase enough to meet their needs this year, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation. The survey gathered responses from more than 5,700 farmers across...

(Jon Styf, The Center Square)  A majority of adults in the United States believe that the costs of data centers outweigh the benefits with 69% believing the costs are greater and 30% believing that the benefits are higher, according to a new national poll from the Marquette University Law...

(Headline USA) A judge on Tuesday delayed the criminal sentencing of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma in order to allow victims to attend the court proceeding in person. U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo originally planned to hand down the sentence Tuesday during a court hearing conducted only by videoconferencing. But...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Chinese gold imports surged in the first two months of the year, underpinned by strong demand. China ranks as the largest gold market in the world. According to the latest data released by China Customs, the country imported a net 77 tonnes of gold in...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Since the Federal Reserve announced the resumption of quantitative easing (QE) in December, the central bank has expanded its balance sheet by over $200 billion. During QE, the central bank buys U.S. Treasuries and/or mortgage-backed securities on the open market with money created out of thin...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Given the surging silver price, you might think demand was up significantly last year. It wasn’t. Silver was up as much as 147 percent intra-year in 2025, starting the year at 28.84 and surging to over $100. This happened despite a 2 percent drop in...

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) A prominent advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement suggested that 7-Eleven’s closure of 645 underperforming North America locations may be linked to the Trump administration’s cutback of government-subsidies for unhealthy snacks. “Wait it’s all fraud. Always has been,” said a meme accompanying the post...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Two major US car makers have been approached by the Pentagon about the possibility of helping the US government manufacture military equipment, as the Trump administration seeks a significant boost in arms production. The discussions were first reported by The Wall Street Journal last week, which said...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) If you had told most people a few years ago that we’d be seriously talking about $8,000 gold today, they would have thought you were crazy. Well, we’re crazy. Wells Fargo analysts just set $8,000 as their bullish target for gold next year. According to Wells...

(Joseph Solis-Mullen, Money Metals News Service) Few things are more head-shakingly trying to the sound money economist than listening to the endless academic and policy debates about trade. Lost amidst the back and forth over surpluses and deficits, the “appropriate” level of subsidies or tariffs, is the fact that were...