Is Your Money Worth the Paper It's Printed On?
Money Metals' Weekly Market Wrap Podcast
Release Date: 10/02/2024
Gold Gets New Boost from Instability, Rising Populism Trend
Money Metals' Weekly Market Wrap Podcast
Exclusive interview with Axel Merk of Merk Investments. Money Metals’ Mike Maharrey and Axel breakdown the Trump effect and how the second Trump administration is likely to sway markets, especially precious metals. Axel also highlights the broader global instability he’s seeing and the rise of populism as factors that could boost demand for gold as a safe haven asset. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here:
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The Federal Reserve - Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Money Metals' Weekly Market Wrap Podcast
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has indicated interest rates probably need to stay higher for longer. President Donald Trump says we need deeper rate cuts now. Who is right? Both! And as Mike Maharrey explains in this episode of the Midweek memo, the difference of opinion between Trump and Powell underscores an ugly reality -- the Fed is stuck between a rock and a hard place. He also explains why this matters to gold and silver investors.
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Massive Silver Flows, Potential Short Squeeze from Trump Tariff Threat
Money Metals' Weekly Market Wrap Podcast
This Week, we have an exclusive interview with Brien Lundin, editor of Gold Newsletter and the CEO of the renowned New Orleans Investment Conference. Money Metals’ Mike Maharrey and Brien discuss the gold and silver markets and the ever-growing importance of sound money. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here:
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Gold & Silver: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Money Metals' Weekly Market Wrap Podcast
Most people realize that gold and silver had a pretty good year in 2024. But just how good was it? In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey gives an overview of gold and silver's performance last year and highlights some of the factors that drove the markets. He also looks ahead to what might be in store for 2025.
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Silver to Zoom If Dollar Weakens, Here’s Why…
Money Metals' Weekly Market Wrap Podcast
This week, we have a special interview with Money Metals CEO Stefan Gleason. Stefan gives our listeners an inside look at the market from our perch atop the retail U.S. bullion industry – including some interesting changes in both buying and selling patterns we’ve been seeing lately. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here:
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Stock Market, Gold, & Silver All Coast into Year End
Money Metals' Weekly Market Wrap Podcast
Another incredible interview with Michael Pento of Pento Portfolio Strategies. Michael clues us in on why the Fed is actually cutting rates and reminds us of who they ultimately answer to. He also tells us why the counter-intuitive move recently in the bond market following those Fed rate cuts should be very worrisome and may be quite detrimental for the economy and the broader financial markets.
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Frank Holmes of U.S. Global Reveals His Big Market Bet on War
Money Metals' Weekly Market Wrap Podcast
Coming up don’t miss our exclusive interview with Frank Holmes of U.S. Global Investors. Frank and Mike Maharrey cover a lot of ground as they dive into the divergence between physical bullion and minting stocks and whether Frank expects the underperformance in mining stocks to continue into the new year.
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Should We Follow the Crowd Selling Gold?
Money Metals' Weekly Market Wrap Podcast
Gold has been selling off with increasing worries that price inflation isn't quite under control and the Federal Reserve might have to slow the pace of monetary easing. Is this a mistake? Or should we follow the crowd? Money Metals' Midweek Memo host Mike Maharrey thinks it is, and in this episode, he explains why. He also talks about a fundamental economic principle that we all need to reckon with - scarcity.
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Physical Gold & Silver Are Besting Mining Stocks… But Will This Continue?
Money Metals' Weekly Market Wrap Podcast
Coming up don’t miss our interview with Jeff Clark – founder of newsletter and a globally recognized authority on precious metals. Jeff and Mike Maharrey break down the incredibly difficult and time-consuming process of bringing a mine from the beginning stages all the way to becoming a producing entity and actually getting ounces out of the ground.
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Gold vs. Bitcoin vs. the Dollar
Money Metals' Weekly Market Wrap Podcast
Having broken through $100,000, Bitcoin has garnered a lot of attention. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently said the cryptocurrency is "the same" as gold and neither is in competition with the U.S. dollar. In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey dissects Powell's assertions and explains why he's wrong on both counts.
info_outlineZimbabwe created a gold-backed currency in an effort tho shore up its financial system. Just six months later, the government has already devalued the currency. It goes to show that the problem isn't the money - it's the government that issues it.
In this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey explains why government fiat currencies aren't worth the paper they're printed on, why governments constantly devalue their currencies, and how to protect yourself from the pernicious effects.