(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The U.S. government ran the second-largest 6-month budget deficit in history through the first half of fiscal 2025.
The March budget shortfall of $160.53 billion pushed the total deficit through the first half of the fiscal year to $1.31 trillion, according to the latest Treasury...
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) Planned Parenthood's political donations to Republicans have plummeted in the past decade, leaving the nation’s largest abortion provider with few friends on the right as it faces funding cuts under the Trump administration.
Planned Parenthood reports that about 34% of its funding comes from the federal government,...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Following a nail-biter budget resolution vote in the House Thursday that unlocked the next steps in the budget reconciliation process, top Republican lawmakers are now faced with finding the promised spending cuts demanded by fiscal hawks.
The passed budget resolution, initially proposed by the House...
(Money Metals News Service) Mike Maharrey, a reporter and analyst at Money Metals Exchange, recently spoke with Jp Cortez, executive director of the Sound Money Defense League, about the major strides being made in sound money policy across the United States.
As of early April 2025, five states have already passed...
(The Center Square) Newly released federal pricing data shows that producer prices fell in the month of March, another federal report showing lower prices in the U.S.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released its Producer Price Index, a key marker of inflation. The PPI declined 0.4% in...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Have you done your taxes yet? If you’re a procrastinator, like me, probably not. Especially if you owe money.
Well, I’ve got bad news. This is your last weekend to get it done.
The taxman cometh.
Next Tuesday, to be exact.
I’ve been dreading this day for...
(Sound Money Defense League, Money Metals News Service) Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed Senate Bill 130 into law, reaffirming gold and silver as legal tender. This symbolic victory marks Alabama’s latest step toward promoting constitutional sound money in the state.
Sponsored by Sen. Tim Melson and Rep. Jamie Kiel,...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Federal Reserve just got the green light to crank up the inflation machine.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) moderated in February and turned downright cool in March. Prices fell month-on-month, driven by much lower energy costs.
That cracks the door for the Fed to...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) President Donald Trump’s tax cuts are set for permanent extension after the House narrowly passed a $5.8 trillion over ten years concurrent budget resolution that seemed poised to fail.
If the Trump tax cuts expire, as they are set to do at the end of...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The DOJ allegedly continues to stonewall the Jeffrey Epstein files — even after President Trump ordered them released. Now, a GOP congresswoman wants answers.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., said in a Monday interview with former Rep. Matt Gaetz on his eponymous OANN show that the DOJ...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Significant amounts of gold flowed into gold ETFs for the fourth straight month in March, driving assets under management (AUM) to a new month-end record.
Funds in every region reported inflows of gold, with North American ETFs leading the way.
Globally, gold-backed funds added 92...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Talk about a roller coaster. After plunging for several days, stocks soared Wednesday afternoon after President Trump announced a tariff pause. The S&P 500 rocketed 9 percent, charting its third-largest single-day gain since World War II.
Gold also whipsawed, having dipped below $3,000 an ounce,...