(Money Metals News Service) Host Mike Maharrey opens this Midweek Memo by joking that every day is Black Friday now. The episode drops on a Wednesday, yet he insists yesterday was Black Friday, tomorrow will be Black Friday, and last week probably was too.
He remembers when Black Friday meant...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Amid the US push toward a war to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL) has made the argument that the US must “go in” to Venezuela so American oil companies can have a “field day” since the country sits on the largest proven...
(Headline USA) Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter.
It would mark the second investigation tied to the video, coming a day after the...
(Headline USA) Hackers working for Russian intelligence attacked an American engineering company this fall, investigators at a U.S. cybersecurity company said Tuesday — seemingly because that firm had worked for a U.S. municipality with a sister city in Ukraine.
The findings reflect the evolving tools and tactics of Russia's cyber...
(Sound Money Defense League, Money Metals News Service) The 2026 Sound Money Index, released today, reveals that Wyoming, Idaho, and Missouri are now the most pro-sound money states in the United States.
Money Metals Exchange, a top national precious metals dealer, has partnered once again with the nation’s leading Sound Money...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) You might want to sit down for this one.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics erased 33,000 jobs from its July and August reports with downward revisions.
Shocking, I know.
In July, the BLS reported 79,000 jobs created. In the September report (released on Nov. 20 due...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Indian gold imports surged to record levels in October, despite high prices.
India ranks as the world's second-largest gold market behind China.
It was the fourth consecutive month of increasing gold imports, both in terms of value and tonnage.
Domestic gold prices in India hit a record...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump has told his advisers that he’s planning to speak directly with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Axios reported on Monday, citing administration officials.
While the Trump administration has continued to build up its forces in the Caribbean, bomb boats in the region, and leak information to...
(Headline USA) Oregon's governor declared a state of emergency Monday to ensure that enough fuel arrives to the state while the Olympic Pipeline, which supplies more than 90% of the state's fuel, remains shut down due to a leak ahead of Thanksgiving travel.
Gov. Tina Kotek's declaration is intended to...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Edward Jacob Lang, a 29-year-old who received a presidential pardon for his participation in the January 6, 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol, has announced plans to pursue a $50 million federal defamation lawsuit against several conservative media figures.
According to a post he published on...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Reserve embarked on nearly a decade of extraordinarily loose monetary policy. This not only incentivized the creation of a Debt Black Hole and introduced all kinds of malinvestments into the economy, but it also warped expectations.
We now have...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Since the October interest rate cut, the entire Treasury yield curve from 3-month to 30 years has gone up.
In other words, the Federal Reserve doesn’t have nearly as much control over interest rates as it would have you believe.
And by the way, mortgage rates...