(Headline USA) The government agency that runs the Voice of America has moved to terminate contracts with The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse, and told its journalists Friday to stop using material from the wire services.
Kari Lake, the former broadcaster turned Republican politician who was selected by President Donald...
(Money Metals News Service) The Kentucky legislature has overwhelmingly passed a new sound money bill, sending the measure to Gov. Andy Beshear for his signature.
House Bill 2 aims to prevent the collection of sales taxes on gold and silver, and would enable taxpayers to sue the state for recovery...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) I ran across a story the other day that can serve as a cautionary tale. I'll tell you up front that there are a lot of unanswered questions in this story, but with a little speculation, I think I can squeeze out a...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Policies such as tariffs have consequences – both good and bad. It’s easy to focus on a policy decision's perceived benefits, but it’s crucial to consider potential negative ramifications.
So, how could a prolonged trade war impact the precious metals markets?
The Movement of Gold
We’ve...
(Headline USA) Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., died Thursday—making him the second Democrat to die in office in as many weeks.
Grijalva, who was 77, had risen to chair the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee during his 12 terms representing southern Arizona, a powerful perch he used to shape the nation's...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Trump administration could soon cancel a taxpayer-funded lease on a Pennsylvania house used by the Secret Service to protect Ashley Biden, the adult daughter of former President Joe Biden.
The Department of Government Efficiency, which is recommending sweeping cuts to federal spending, listed the property among...
(Headline USA) The Trump administration is demanding that U.S.-funded United Nations agencies fill out a questionnaire disclosing any ties to communism, socialism or anti-American beliefs, according to U.S. and U.N. officials and a copy of the survey obtained by The Associated Press.
UNICEF and the U.N. Refugee Agency joined the remaining...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The federal government ran yet another massive budget deficit in February, pushing the total budget shortfall to over $1 trillion just five months into the fiscal year.
The federal government spent $307.01 billion more than it took in last month. That drove the cumulative deficit for...
(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) The financial markets have been all over the place this week, with stocks swinging back and forth without a clear direction.
The session opened on a positive note after a benign U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed core inflation rising just 3.1% in...
(Headline USA) Demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of Trump Tower on Thursday to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil. a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at Columbia University.
The Jewish Voice for Peace protesters, who carried banners and wore red shirts reading “Jews say...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Price inflation moderated in February, setting the stage for more inflation. The CPI data for last month wasn’t bad. It broke a four-month upward trend, and the numbers all came in lower than forecast.
But the CPI data for last month wasn’t great either....
(Money Metals News Service) In this week’s episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey went into a deep discussion on the weaponization of the U.S. dollar, the global response to financial sanctions, and the ongoing trend of de-dollarization.
Maharrey revisited a 2019 appearance on RT, where he predicted...