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(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Last spring, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to put off buying gold for a year. They apparently didn’t heed the advice. The Titan Company reported a 63 percent profit increase in the second quarter and a notable increase in foot traffic. And according to...

(Jim Talamonti, The Center Square) Although a recent report on financial red flags said Chicago is on a path toward insolvency, Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon says Chapter Nine bankruptcy might not work for the Windy City like it previously did in Detroit. Reason Foundation’s report on state and local government...

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security had a budget of about $31 billion in its first full year of operation. For 2027, the Trump administration wants $118 billion. Created in 2003 in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks by folding 22 agencies...

(Headline USA) The U.S. labor market bounced back in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs, ending a summer of lackluster hiring with a bang. The unemployment rate remained at a low 4.1%. Hiring far exceeded the 65,000 jobs that forecasters had expected, according to a poll by FactSet. Labor Department...

(Money Metals News Service) In a recent Money Metals Podcast interview, host Mike Maharrey spoke with Brien Lundin, editor of The Gold Newsletter and CEO of the New Orleans Investment Conference, about the outlook for gold and silver amid swelling federal debt, rising Treasury yields, Federal Reserve policy, and what Lundin views...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Researcher Steven Camarota told lawmakers Tuesday that as many as 300,000 babies were born on American soil to visiting foreigners over the past 10 years, according to Breitbart. Camarota, who directs research at the Center for Immigration Studies, delivered the figures before a House Oversight...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite some analysts claiming it’s a relic of the past, a recent study found the gold-silver ratio remains a relevant technical indicator and is still useful for forecasting the silver market's trajectory. The study was featured in the latest edition of the Silver Institute’s Silver News report, along...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) This is the perfect story that contrasts the value of real money – gold and silver – with the paper stuff your government tries to pass off as money. A Dutch homeowner digging in his backyard found more than 40 pounds of 1,000-year-old silver....

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Central banks continued to accumulate gold in July, adding a net 23 tonnes to the collective reserves. Year to date, central banks have accumulated an additional 130 tonnes of gold, about 30 tonnes less than through the same period last year. The primary difference...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Netherlands moved approximately 86 tonnes of gold valued at over €10 billion from North America to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest” and a desire to “strengthen crisis preparedness.” The country joins a growing list of countries moving gold out of the U.S to...

(David Beasley, The Center Square) Ohio’s inspector general says he has uncovered more than $3 million in suspected unemployment benefits fraud dating back to the COVID-19 pandemic period. In 2024, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services referred an allegation of wrongdoing to the state Inspector General’s Office, involving...

(Money Metals News Service) Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh used his Jackson Hole speech last Friday to project a tough-on-inflation posture. But despite the market’s sharp reaction, the Fed has not changed policy—and Mike Maharrey argues that reality matters far more than the rhetoric. In this episode of the Money...