(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Metals Focus has released its Gold Focus 2026 report. It includes comprehensive historical supply and demand data for 2017-25 and its 2026 forecast.
Despite the recent selling pressure in the gold market, that 2026 forecast remains bullish.
Looking Back
Investment inflows drove gold to the strongest...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The United States has about 20 years to change course on its national debt before it reaches the estimated limits of its debt capacity, according to new research from the Penn Wharton Budget Model.
Researchers estimate the outer limit of U.S. debt capacity at about...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The ex-CIA official who was arrested last month after being found with some $40 million in gold bars reportedly siphoned that loot from the government by creating a fake spy program.
The ex-officer, David Rush, fabricated a “special access program” (SAP), which the Washington Post described...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Legal troubles for Eric Swalwell may be far from over, despite his decision to end his campaign for California governor and resign from Congress amid sexual abuse allegations.
The Fair Political Practices Commission, the state agency overseeing campaign finance enforcement, is examining whether Swalwell’s campaign illegally paid...
(Merrilee Gasser, The Center Square) Florida became the first state this week to sue OpenAI.
The civil complaint against OpenAI and Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman accuses the company of deceptive practices and harms to Floridians. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges Altman prioritized commercial gain and ignored warnings that OpenAI's products could...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump has issued a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information after he left office.
Buyer was sentenced to 22 months in prison in 2023 for trades made...
(Money Metals News Service) In a wide-ranging conversation on the Money Metals Podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with Axel Merk, founder, president, and chief investment officer of Merk Investments, to discuss how investors should interpret the ongoing conflict involving Iran, what is driving gold prices, and why maintaining...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to provide Ukraine with billions in additional military aid and increase sanctions on Russia, a move that comes as the more than four-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine is escalating.
The Ukraine Support Act passed in a vote...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs in May's better-than-expected report while the unemployment rate remained at 4.3%, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The unemployment rate has remained steady in the range of 4.3% to 4.5% since July 2025,...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Central banks were once again net gold buyers in April, after large sales pushed gold accumulation into negative territory in March.
In March, global central bank gold reserves fell by 27 tonnes, driven by big sales by Turkey and Russia. The tide turned in...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Americans have run their credit cards to the limit. Now they’ve turned to buy-now-pay-later plans to buy gas and groceries.
This is yet more evidence that American consumers are broke, stressed, and buried in debt as inflation steals their purchasing power.
Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platforms allow users...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Stanley Cup is the greatest trophy in the world.
It’s also one of the most valuable. It’s made of silver – and a lot of it.
The Stanley Cup Finals kicked off this week. The Las Vegas Knights are battling the Carolina Hurricanes for the NHL...