(Orphe Divounguy, The Center Square) The economy was already slowing, and that was before higher tariffs kicked in last week, raising import taxes to the highest level since the Great Depression.
The latest jobs report showed only 73,000 jobs added in July, falling well short of expectations. But the bigger...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A Texas judge has temporarily blocked Beto O’Rourke’s shady fundraising campaign to bankroll “runaway Democrats”—the group of state legislators who fled Texas to stall redistricting efforts.
On Friday, Tarrant County District Judge Megan Fahey issued a temporary injunction against O’Rourke and his group, Powered by People, barring them...
(José Niño, Headline USA) As Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. ramps up calls for public release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files, his Republican primary has become a battleground between pro-Zionist donors and an increasingly Israel skeptic voter base.
Massie has teamed up with Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif, to force a House vote...
(Money Metals News Service) Silver may have recently touched $40 per ounce, intraday, but according to Peter Krauth, author of The Great Silver Bull and publisher of the Silver Stock Investor newsletter, this rally is far from over.
In a wide-ranging interview with Mike Maharrey on the Money Metals Podcast, Krauth discussed the recent silver...
(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Among the executive orders President Donald Trump signed Thursday was one instructing federal banking regulators to shed language from their guidance documents that the administration believes can lead to the debanking of people or institutions for political reasons.
“It is the policy of the United...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Would you trade fiat dollars for common bottle caps? Probably not, right? Not unless they were some pretty special bottle caps. After all, you’d be trading money for a worthless scrap of metal you can find along the shoulder of pretty much any road.
But...
(Chris Powell, Money Metals News Service) Last week, the Federal Reserve seemed to take note of the increasing speculation about the possibility of revaluing U.S. gold reserves to improve the financial position of governments and central banks, enabling more money creation and debt reduction.
This took the form of a...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold inflows into ETFs through the first half of 2025 hit levels not seen since the pandemic, and that trend continued through July.
According to the latest data compiled by the World Gold Council, 22.8 tonnes of gold valued at around $3.2 billion flowed...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold represents financial security – even when the world is against you.
Russia has used its extensive gold holdings to keep its economy afloat in the midst of aggressive Western sanctions after it invaded Ukraine. Recent reports indicate Iran is doing the same.
Through the first...
(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Apple will be investing another $100 billion in bringing its operations to the U.S., per an announcement from CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump Wednesday.
The tech giant already committed in February to a $500 billion investment expanding its presence in the U.S., part...
(Money Metals News Service) Mike Maharrey kicks off the Money Metals Midweek Memo with a confession. Over a decade ago, he almost turned down a role in the precious metals industry—because he didn’t want to be called a “gold bug.” The term carries baggage, conjuring images of paranoid preppers and bunker...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A trust tied to billionaire retail magnate Les Wexner—who was also closely linked to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein—has purchased a Martha’s Vineyard estate once visited by former President Barack Obama.
The $37 million sale was first reported by the New York Post on Tuesday. Wexner,...