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(Money Metals News Service) Gold and silver spent another week under pressure, extending the pullback that has frustrated many precious metals investors over the past several weeks. Gold finished the week just above $4,010 an ounce, while silver fell more sharply to around $56, continuing its recent streak of underperformance. Even...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Silver is becoming increasingly discounted relative to gold, as indicated by the widening of the gold-silver ratio. In other words, silver is on sale once again. Both silver and gold are down sharply since their record peaks in January. However, silver’s downward trajectory was even...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) There is evidence that underlying bond market dynamics have shifted toward a long-term bearish setup that will mean higher long-term interest rates despite central bank mechanizations. This has ramifications for an economy that is addicted to cheap, easy money and may alter traditional...

(Headline USA) U.S. gas prices jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again Monday as the U.S. and Iran launched more attacks. According to motor club federation AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now back to $4. The average price a year ago was $3.14...

(José Niño, Headline USA)  Congress got its housing overhaul across the line at 12 a.m. Saturday, and the president never touched it. CBS News reported that President Donald Trump kept his signature off the measure as leverage against the Senate, which has refused to move his elections bill, the...

(Money Metals News Service) For decades, investors largely viewed central banks as the primary force determining interest rates. According to Massif Capital founder and managing director Will Thomson, that era is beginning to end. Joining Mike Maharrey on the Money Metals podcast, Thomson argued that investors are once again pricing bonds...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Rhode Island shoppers should expect longer wait times at the grocery store. Reason reports the state now leads the country in restricting grocery self-checkout, after Gov. Daniel McKee put his name on the Restrictions on Self-Service Checkout Stations Act in late June.  The statute demands one...

(Headline USA) SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket came within a second or so from blasting off on a test flight Thursday, but some of the engines failed to ignite, triggering a launch abort amid billowing clouds of smoke and vapor. Elon Musk, the company's founder and CEO, said two engines will...

(Headline USA) Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Thursday warned consumers not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Justice Department announced Tuesday that several jewelry dealers have been arrested for allegedly smuggling nearly $1 billion worth of gold jewelry into the U.S. without paying customs duties. The U.S. has agreements with Oman and Singapore that allows jewelry made there to be imported duty-free....

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A former senior adviser for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was sentenced to 38 months in prison on Wednesday for conspiring to steal trade secrets for the People’s Republic of China. The ex-Fed official, John Harold Rogers, 63, of Vienna, Virginia, was arrested in January 2025. A...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is becoming an increasingly important source of global gold supply. Artisanal mines are small-scale operations generally run by individuals, families, or small groups using simple tools and minimal mechanization. The sharply higher gold price has increased the profitability of small-scale...