(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The June federal budget deficit was "only" $66 billion. This looks like a big improvement, but it wasn't.
Even more concerning is the fact that interest on the accumulating debt is eating up nearly one-third of federal tax receipts.
The deficit came in lower because...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Uganda has joined the growing number of African countries turning to gold to support their currencies.
The Ugandan central bank has announced a domestic gold-buying program to buy gold directly from local artisanal miners.
According to a statement on the Bank of Uganda’s website, “The...
(Dan McCaleb, The Center Square) Tesla founder and X owner Elon Musk said Thursday he plans to file a lawsuit against a collaboration of people and organizations that work to prevent advertising dollars from going to conservative news media brands.
Musk announced his intention on X while sharing video of...
(Headline USA) The Biden campaign’s donations have dried up in the wake of the 81-year-old president’s disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump, according to NBC News.
“The money has absolutely shut off,” a person close to the Biden campaign said.
Though the Biden campaign initially claimed it had raised $14...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) By all accounts, the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) report was great news, but you might want to take it with a grain of salt.
This apparent victory over price inflation likely means the Fed will surrender to inflation.
This CPI report likely tees up...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reported net inflows of gold for the second straight month in June.
With European funds leading the way, net gold holdings by ETFs globally increased by 17.5 tons last month.
May was the first month of positive flows into ETFs in...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) The nation's largest teachers union faced a strike of its own, in what was called an unprecedented event, according to Education Week.
The strike disrupted National Education Association's annual conference in Philadelphia, and led President Joe Biden to cancel his planned appearance on Sunday in awkward solidarity with...
(Headline USA) Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once-ubiquitous payment method is going the way of outmoded objects like floppy disks and the Rolodex.
The Minneapolis-based discounter confirmed the move in a statement to the Associated Press on...
(Money Metals News Service) In the latest episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey provides a comprehensive overview of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's recent testimony and delves into the investment potential of platinum.
Jerome Powell's Testimony: Market Movements and Rate Cuts
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony...
(Peter St. Onge, PhD. Money Metals News Service) "Will Debt Sink the American Empire? So asks the Wall Street Journal, in an uncharacteristically gloomy article for the bull market's paper of record.
They kick off with the problem: America is "cruising" into an uncharted sea of federal debt, with a...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) If you believe the headlines, the employment situation in the U.S. is still solid. Maybe you shouldn't believe the headlines. They tend to bury the lead.
We got the June jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday. The economy added...
(Headline USA) The Federal Reserve faces a cooling job market as well as persistently high prices, Chair Jerome Powell said in testimony Tuesday to Congress, a shift in emphasis away from the Fed's single-minded fight against inflation of the past two years that suggests it is moving closer to...