(Money Metals News Service) In this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey dives deep into the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, the ongoing trade war, and the gold market’s volatility.
With interest rate speculation dominating headlines, Maharrey urges listeners to shift their focus to the Fed’s balance sheet,...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A consortium of investors led by the controversial firm BlackRock has reportedly agreed to buy a majority stake in Panama Canal ports for $23 billion.
“The deal would bring the key ports under American corporate ownership, from Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison … BlackRock has briefed the...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Official central bank gold buying started 2025 the same way it ended 2024 - strong.
Globally, central banks added a net 18 tonnes of gold to their holdings in January.
A World Gold Council analyst said, "The sustained buying highlights the strategic importance of gold...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Silver imports into India rose sharply last month, hitting the highest January level since Metals Focus began tracking the data in 2008.
Silver imports rose by 37 percent year on year to 875 tonnes.
This jump in imports happened despite higher prices.
Hot Indian Silver Investment...
(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) Back in December, while much of the country was riding a wave of optimism over Donald Trump’s presidential victory, I warned that we were hurtling toward a recession—and saying that it may have already begun. I also noted that the increasing likelihood of a recession would...
(Headline USA) Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to invest $100 billion in the United States, President Donald Trump said Monday, on top of $65 billion in investments the company had previously announced.
TSMC, the world’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer, produces chips for companies including Apple, Intel and Nvidia. The company...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A former DC Homeland Security and U.S. Department of Agriculture was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Friday for perpetrating an $880,000 fraud on the COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program.
The defendant, Wendy Nicole Villatoro, 40, formerly of Washington, D.C., pleaded for leniency leading up to Friday’s sentencing—asking a judge for...
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) There aren’t too many upsides to the widespread loss in confidence currently underway. It would be far better if major institutions were trustworthy, competent, and efficiently run. But fixing these institutions first requires recognition of the problems.
The people who spent all of their...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called out CBS host Margaret Brennan on Sunday over the legacy media’s role in downplaying the economic turmoil under the Biden administration while suddenly sounding the alarm now that Donald Trump is president.
Brennan—who has repeatedly been criticized for regurgitating leftist talking points...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) On Saturday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he had expedited the shipment of $4 billion in military aid for Israel, a strong show of support for Israel as it is threatening to restart its genocidal war on Gaza.
“I have signed a declaration to use emergency...
(Deroy Murdock, Headline USA) President Donald J. Trump and Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk are trying to right-size the entire federal enterprise, just as companies — large and small — do daily.
Democrats are having none of it. Indeed, their rage over DOGE knows no borders.
“Donald Trump has turned...
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) The White House is considering ending all aid transfers, including weapons, to Ukraine after an Oval Office press conference turned into an argumentbetween President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Zelensky.
According to The Washington Post, “The Trump administration is considering ending all ongoing shipments...