Sunday, December 7, 2025

FINANCE

Russia Reportedly Plans to Add Silver to State Fund Reserves

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Russia reportedly plans to add silver and boost its gold, platinum, and palladium holdings in its state fund next year. This would be the first time Russia has held silver in its state fund. According to an Interfax report, the 2025 budget calls for an allocation of...

How France Secretly Repatriated All Its Gold Before Nixon’s Dollar Devaluation

(Jan Nieuwenhuijs, Money Metals News Service) President de Gaulle of France initiated the secret operation “Vide-Gousset” and repatriated 3,313 tonnes of gold reserves from the vaults of the Federal Reserve in New York and the Bank of England in London from 1963 until 1966. De Gaulle feared America’s deficit...

Exploring Sound Money with Mike Maharrey and Joshua D Glawson: Insights from Money Metals

(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with Joshua D. Glawson, content manager at Money Metals, to discuss the company’s ongoing efforts to provide valuable resources and education on sound money, precious metals investing, and more. Expanding Educational Content at Money Metals Joshua...

Election Year Medicare Move Costs Taxpayers $21B over Next 3 Years

(Shirleen Guerra, The Center Square) The Congressional Budget Office has released an analysis of the Biden administration's newly announced Medicare prescription drug premiums, estimating the new program could cost taxpayers more than $21 billion over three years if implemented. The analysis comes after House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason...

Labor Dept. Claims 254K New Sept. Jobs as Gov’t Goes on Hiring Spree

(Shirleen Guerra, The Center Square) The Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data shows that the American job market picked up in September with the unemployment rate declining slightly to 4.1%. The report shows employers added 254,000 jobs, higher than the previous 12 months average monthly gain of 203,000, and higher...

Biden’s Student Loan Scam Blocked Again by Missouri Judge

(Headline USA) A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden's latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday, slamming the door on hope it would move forward after another judge allowed a pause to expire. Just as it briefly appeared the Biden administration would have a window...

Currency Carry Trades Become Renewed Gold Price Drivers

(Mike Gleason, Money Metals News Service) As the U.S. dollar bounces back versus foreign currencies, gold and silver markets are showing resilience. The Dollar Index is moving up sharply in the early goings of October after falling steadily for three months prior.  Currency traders ditched the Japanese yen after Japanese...

Gold Getting a Boost from the “Debasement Trade”

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals Exchange) Gold is being boosted by a “debasement trade,” and according to JPMorgan analysts, this dynamic “may have legs.” Gold has been pushed to record highs in recent weeks. A weakening dollar and lower real bond yields have created tailwinds for the yellow metal. However, according to...

Central Bank Gold Buying Moderated in August But Remained Positive

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After doubling in July, central bank gold buying slowed in August with record high prices but remained in positive territory. Globally, central banks added a net 8 tons of gold to their reserves in August. Although it was the lowest net increase in gold reserves...

Union Boss Who Threatened to ‘Cripple’ U.S. Economy Lives in Mansion

(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) It was recently revealed that the International Longshoremen’s Association’s president, Harold Daggett, lives like a king, except not in a castle. On Tuesday, the New York Post's exclusive photos showed Daggett's Bentley convertible parked outside his massive, 7,136-square-foot mansion in New Jersey. The images revealed that...

Money Metals Midweek Memo: The Power of Gold in an Inflationary World

(Money Metals News Service) In the latest episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey discusses the current state of the U.S. dollar, the ongoing threat of inflation, and why holding gold and silver remains a vital strategy for preserving wealth. Maharrey begins with an anecdote from 2019...

Silver Miners Struggle to Keep Up With Demand

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Demand for silver has skyrocketed in recent years, and supply hasn’t been able to keep up. Silver demand has outstripped supply for three straight years and the Silver Institute projects another market deficit in 2024. This is primarily due to rapidly rising industrial demand,...
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