FINANCE
Kamala’s ‘Bottom-Up’ Appeal Reexamined as ‘Unique Donor’ Claim Comes Under Scrutiny
(Elias Irizarry, Headline USA) As Vice President Kamala Harris claimed to have "smashed fundraising records" this week with a windfall of at least $100 million from what her campaign said were "more than 1.1 million unique donors," allegations of fraud involving the crowdfunding site ActBlue began to resurface, casting...
Money Metals CEO Stefan Gleason Discusses New Depository, Gold Loans, and the Retail Market
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent Money Metals podcast episode, host Mike Maharrey sat down with Stefan Gleason, the CEO of Money Metals Exchange.
The conversation covered a range of topics, including the opening of a new depository, the concept of gold loans, the current state of the retail...
Market Volatility, Political Drama Increases Uncertainty As Metals Fall
(Mike Gleason, Money Metals News Service) As Democrats prepare to coronate Kamala Harris, investors are growing nervous.
One measure of investor apprehension is the VIX volatility index, also known as the fear index. The VIX spiked on Thursday to its highest level in three months.
That coincided with a selloff on...
Did Joe Biden Give Us a Record Breaking Stock Market?
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) According to your friends on Facebook, Joe Biden has gifted us with record-breaking stock market highs.
Is this true, or is something else going on?
It is true stocks have soared to new heights multiple times over the last several months. So, what does President...
Support Sound Money: Bring Back Gold Clause Contracts
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) One of the ways the government maintains its fiat money system is by throwing up legal and regulatory roadblocks to those wanting to use real money such as gold and silver. Reviving the use of gold clause contracts removes one of those barriers.
The...
Suppressing Silver Prices Has Been Official U.S. Policy Since 1965
(Chris Powell, Money Metals News Service) In the July 18 edition of Gold Newsletter, editor and publisher Brien Lundin wrote about the failure of silver prices to keep up with gold prices. "I'm not the kind of conspiracy buff that many of my friends in the industry are," Lundin wrote, "but...
Bullion at the Ballot Box: How Will the Election Impact Gold Market?
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) How will the upcoming presidential election impact the gold market? President Joe Biden has dropped out of the presidential race. It appears Kamala Harris has the inside track to the Democratic Party nomination, but that isn’t a foregone conclusion. Polling currently shows Trump...
African Countries Are Turning to Gold
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) A growing number of African countries are turning to gold to hedge geopolitical risk and protect against currency losses.
Nigeria, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, and several other African nations have made moves to increase gold reserves, bring their gold home, and even back their currencies...
Gold: Steady So Far
(Brien Lundin, Money Metals News Service) Gold lost its gains as today’s stock sell-off gained steam, leading to a liquidity crunch and margin calls. Still, the yellow metal is weathering the turmoil very well so far.
A couple of days ago I predicted that we had another week or two...
FTC Orders 8 Companies to Provide Information on ‘Surveillance Pricing’
(Headline USA) The Federal Trade Commission has ordered information from eight companies that the agency says offer products and services that use personal data to set prices based on a shopper’s individual characteristics.
In a Tuesday announcement, the FTC said it was seeking to better understand the “opaque market” of...
The Hubris of Central Planning: A Lesson from Jim Grant
(Money Metals News Service) In the latest episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey delved into the perils of central planning and the inherent limitations of human knowledge, drawing on insights from economist Friedrich Hayek and financial expert Jim Grant.
The episode offered a critical examination of...
Central Planning, Hubris, and a Lesson from 1953
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Don’t worry. It's fine. The Federal Reserve has everything under control. This seems to be the prevailing attitude in the marketplace.
Sure, the Fed lost control of price inflation for a while, but that wasn’t really its fault. It was due to supply chain...
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