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Are We Running Out of Gold? 06/04/2025

Are We Running Out of Gold? After increasing annually for nearly 50 years, gold mine output has plateaued. Some analysts believe this signals we are close to "peak gold," the point at which mine output will begin to decrease annually. In this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey looks at the historical and current gold supply dynamics and presents the case for peak gold. He also highlights one big bank's bullish forecast for both gold and silver. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36847790

Bank of America: Gold & Silver Set to Head Higher 05/30/2025

Bank of America: Gold & Silver Set to Head Higher An incredible interview with Greg Weldon of Weldon Financial. Greg tells us why he sees the U.S. bond market facing a tsunami of new debt issuance that will push yields higher, and tariffs and market uncertainity. Don’t forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! | | | | /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36794715

Does the National Debt Really Matter? 05/28/2025

Does the National Debt Really Matter? The national debt recently hit the headlines after Moody's downgraded the U.S. credit rating. But does the national debt really matter? A lot of people think not and most don't seem overly concerned about it. In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey argues that they should be worried, and he explains why. He specifically addresses how exploding government debt could impact the markets and urges gold and silver investors not to focus exclusively on the daily tariff news. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36745935

U.S. Credit Downgrade Doesn’t Even Factor Inflation Risks 05/23/2025

U.S. Credit Downgrade Doesn’t Even Factor Inflation Risks U.S. Credit Downgrade Doesn’t Even Factor Inflation Risks | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36693245

What Is Money? 05/21/2025

What Is Money? Money. We all want it. We spend our lives scrambling for it. But what exactly is money? In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey talks all things money. He explains exactly what money is, why we need it, and how it evolved. He also compares and contrasts sound money - gold and silver - with fiat money run by governments. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36656470

Small Asian Nation Hopes to Become New Global Gold Hub 05/16/2025

Small Asian Nation Hopes to Become New Global Gold Hub This week, Juan-Carlos Artigas, Head of Global Research at the World Gold Council joins us. Juan-Carlos and Mike Maharrey also discuss the growing divergence between the demand for gold in Asia as compared to the U.S. Don’t forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! | | | | /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36597515

Thinking Big Picture: Three Long-Term Trends Investors Should Consider 05/14/2025

Thinking Big Picture: Three Long-Term Trends Investors Should Consider Information comes at us at a dizzying pace. We live in a 30-second news cycle, and the latest headline tends to drive markets. Are investors missing the big picture in this deluge of data and headlines? In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey argues that many are, and he encourages more big-picture thinking to put the latest headlines into perspective. To kickstart the process, he covers three long-term trends that he thinks investors should pay attention to. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36563355

STAGFLATION: Federal Reserve Unsure What to Do Next 05/09/2025

STAGFLATION: Federal Reserve Unsure What to Do Next Coming up in a moment, we have an exclusive interview with Nomi Prins, renowned market commentator, author and founder and CEO of Prinsight Global. Nomi sheds light on what has been driving gold recently and much more. Don’t forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! | | | | /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36512405

Everybody Wants Gold! ... Except Americans 05/07/2025

Everybody Wants Gold! ... Except Americans With gold prices at record levels, investment demand for the yellow metal surged in the first quarter. But not in the United States. Asian markets primarily drove gold coin and bar demand. In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey digs into the demand data for Q1, focusing specifically on physical investment demands and highlighting the dichotomy between Asian and American markets. Along the way, he explains the difference between investing in gold-backed ETFs and physical metal, and explains how the value of gold scrap is determined. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36468715

Central Banks Globally Are Scrambling for More Gold 05/02/2025

Central Banks Globally Are Scrambling for More Gold Jim Grant joins us this week to tell us why he believes the current low interest rate environment is unsustainable and much more. Don’t forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! | | | | /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36414545

Gold Costs How Much? Understanding Pricing 04/30/2025

Gold Costs How Much? Understanding Pricing Today, the price of gold is just over $3,300 per ounce. But where does that number come from? And why do different sources quote different prices? In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey takes a deep dive into the sometimes confusing world of gold pricing. He explains the difference between the spot, futures, and fixed prices, and what each price tells you about the market. This week, Mike also covers another milestone for gold and offers some tips on navigating and making sense of the markets in these chaotic times when prices whipsaw with the latest post on social media. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36372490

First Majestic Silver CEO Says Triple-Digit Silver Needed to Cover Supply Deficit 04/25/2025

First Majestic Silver CEO Says Triple-Digit Silver Needed to Cover Supply Deficit Don't miss this week's interview with Keith Neumeyer, president and CEO of . Keith, is somewhat of a lone wolf when it comes to mining executives because he regularly holds gold and silver on the company’s balance sheet, rather than always selling his mining output onto the open market. Keith discusses this strategy and why he is a firm believer in his product. Don’t forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! | | | | /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36316065

When Will Silver Shine? 04/23/2025

When Will Silver Shine? Gold has been hogging the spotlight, surging higher and setting new records on what seems like a daily basis. Meanwhile, silver has been kind of lost in the shadows. When will it be silver's turn to shine? In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey takes deep dive into both the fundamentals and the technicals of the silver market and argues that the white metal is poised to upstage gold in the spotlight with an explosive move higher. It's just a matter of time. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36278295

Can the Gold Bull Keep Up This Pace? 04/18/2025

Can the Gold Bull Keep Up This Pace? Coming up we’ll hear from our good friend David Morgan of The Morgan Report. You won’t want to miss Mike Maharrey’s discussion with the man they call the Silver Guru, who tells us why he believes the underlying economic issues go beyond just trade wars and tariffs and how they are actually much deeper concerns when it comes to America’s dependence on China for critical resources, among other things. Don’t forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! | | | | /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36223095

Gold: The Last Safe Haven Standing in This Bubble Economy 04/16/2025

Gold: The Last Safe Haven Standing in This Bubble Economy Last week was a wild roller coaster ride on Wall Street. When the dust settled and the cars came to a stop on Friday, gold was the last safe haven standing. In this week's Money Metals' Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey examines gold's performance and contrasts it with other havens, including the Treasuries and the U.S. dollar. He also puts recent market and economic volatility driven by the trade war into a broader context—the bubble economy. Mike notes that the mainstream can't even ignore the bubble anymore, but they still seem relatively clueless about what caused it and why it will ultimately pop. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36187390

Gold’s Relevance Skyrockets as More Policymakers Turn to Gold 04/11/2025

Gold’s Relevance Skyrockets as More Policymakers Turn to Gold Coming up we’ll hear from Jp Cortez, Executive Director of the . Mike Maharrey and his interview guest this week discuss the state of sound money in our nation, some exciting news on the policy front regarding gold and silver and then also talk about the nation’s gold at Fort Knox and what it will take to finally get an audit on the gold that Uncle Sam supposedly owns. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36102505

Beyond Tariffs: A Story Within a Story 04/09/2025

Beyond Tariffs: A Story Within a Story Tariffs and rumors of tariffs are driving the markets right now. But is there something bigger going on? Are tariffs just one plotline within a bigger story? In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey puts the current market chaos into context, zooming in to focus on what he believes is a much bigger narrative. He argues that the stock market is a big fat bubble just waiting for a pin. Tariffs might be that pin. But even if they're not, there's a pin out there. Mike explains how we got to this place, focusing on Federal Reserve monetary policy and the broader boom-bust business cycle using the Dow-to-Gold ratio as a map to the broader narrative. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36066350

PETER KRAUTH EXCLUSIVE: Silver Dramatically Underpriced vs. Gold 04/04/2025

PETER KRAUTH EXCLUSIVE: Silver Dramatically Underpriced vs. Gold Coming up don’t miss an exclusive interview with Peter Krauth, author of the book . Money Metals’ Mike Maharrey talks to Peter about a range of topics, including the disconnect we’re seeing between the gold price and the silver price. Don’t forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! | | | | /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/36009265

You Asked, Mike Answered! 04/02/2025

You Asked, Mike Answered! You folks ask a lot of questions. Well, Mike has a lot of answers! And he guarantees they will be the correct answers or your money back! It's back to the basics this week on the Midweek Memo podcast as host Mike Maharrey answers some of the most common questions he's asked about gold, silver, investing, and economics. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/35974785

Revaluation Rumblings: Does Gold’s Big Run-Up Mean Manipulation Is Failing? 03/28/2025

Revaluation Rumblings: Does Gold’s Big Run-Up Mean Manipulation Is Failing? This week, a tremendous interview with Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee, or GATA. Chris tells how the rapid rise to $3,000 gold is an indication that central bank manipulation of gold is falling apart, and more. Don’t forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! | | | | /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/35912460

My Little Fed Talk 03/26/2025

My Little Fed Talk According to the headlines, the Federal Reserve didn't really do anything at its March meeting. But it did. True, the central bank held interest rates steady, however, it still made a very significant move. It dramatically slowed balance sheet reduction. What does this mean and why did the Fed do it now? In this week's Money Metals' Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey explains the move and its potential impact, and puts it in the context of Fed monetary policy history. He also talks about what we should make of Jerome Powell's insistence that the economy is "fine." /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/35869505

Gold & Silver Cool Slightly After Month-Long Rally 03/21/2025

Gold & Silver Cool Slightly After Month-Long Rally This week, we have the incredible honor of talking to the man who wrote a book on the origins of the Fed called The Creature from Jekyll Island. G. Edward Griffin joins us this week and you will not want to miss the incredible and sketchy story of how the Federal Reserve came to be over a century ago. Don’t forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! | | | | /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/35813275

$3,000! A Major Milestone! 03/19/2025

$3,000! A Major Milestone! Gold hit a major milestone last week eclipsing $3,000 an ounce for the first time. Perhaps even more impressive was how fast gold pushed to that much-anticipated level. So, can this gold bull run continue? In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey talks about it, highlighting several factors driving gold higher and explaining why he thinks this gold can keep pushing higher. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/35775730

Gold Breaks $3,000, But Here’s Why Silver Could Steal the Show… 03/14/2025

Gold Breaks $3,000, But Here’s Why Silver Could Steal the Show… Coming up we'll hear a fascinating interview with Stuart Englert, award-winning and veteran journalist and the author of nine books including , which you can find on MoneyMetals.com. Don’t forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! | | | | /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/35700785

Dollar Doom? De-Dollarization, Gold and You 03/12/2025

Dollar Doom? De-Dollarization, Gold and You Is the dollar in trouble? Is it doomed? People are starting to talk about a growing trend of "de-dollarization." But what does that mean? And why does it matter? In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek memo, host Mike Maharrey talks about de-dollarization, why it's happening, and the potential ramifications. He explains how the weaponization of the dollar has hastened de-dollarization and why even a small decline in the dollar's global reserve status could be disastrous. He also discusses how the de-dollarization trend could drive gold much higher than most people realize. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/35652825

Jordan Roy-Byrne: Here’s Why Silver Will FINALLY Outperform Gold 03/07/2025

Jordan Roy-Byrne: Here’s Why Silver Will FINALLY Outperform Gold This week, we have an exclusive interview with Jordan Roy-Byrne, a chartered market technician and master of financial technical analysis, editor and publisher of The Daily Gold and Gold and Silver: The Greatest Bull Market Has Begun. Jordan lays out the case for gold having broken out of a 13-year long trading range, signaling the start of a new long-term uptrend. And why Silver might outperform Gold. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/35578365

Expanding Your Focus: Fed Monetary Policy Edition 03/05/2025

Expanding Your Focus: Fed Monetary Policy Edition Federal Reserve monetary policy significantly impacts the economy, incentivizing malinvestments, sparking recessions, and creating inflation. Most people know the Fed is important but they tend to focus on interest rate policy. As Money Metals' Midweek Memo host Mike Maharrey explains, they're missing a big part of the picture. The central bank's balance sheet is as important as interest rates -- if not more-so. In this episode, Mike highlights some interesting things going on with the balance sheet and how it could mean even more inflation coming down the pike. In this episode, he also talks about the current volatility in the precious metals markets. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/35543195

Housing Market at Risk from Delinquencies, Interest Rates, and Low Sales 02/28/2025

Housing Market at Risk from Delinquencies, Interest Rates, and Low Sales The rise in mortgage costs has had a significant chilling effect on the housing market in the U.S. Sales of existing homes plunged by 4.9% month-on-month in January and were only 2% higher than a year ago. To put it into some context, 2024 was the worst year for existing home sales since 1995. Compared to January 2021, home sales were down by 36%. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/35484800

Cause and Effect: Fed Interest Rate Edition 02/26/2025

Cause and Effect: Fed Interest Rate Edition "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." This is a principle in physics but it applies to economics as well. In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey delves into the impacts of Federal Reserve interest rate policy past and present on the economy using the current state of the housing market as an example. He demonstrates the profound problem the central bank currently faces and how it's impacting your money. This week, Mike also delves into the recent movements and dynamics in the gold and silver markets. /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/35437295

EXPERT INTERVIEW: Is America’s Gold Still There… Or Rehypothecated? 02/21/2025

EXPERT INTERVIEW: Is America’s Gold Still There… Or Rehypothecated? Coming up we'll hear an interesting interview with columnist and gold market analyst Jan Nieuwenhuijs. Join Jan and Mike Maharrey as they discuss the topic of gold revaluation; exactly what that means and how central banks might use it to their advantage to further inflate the money supply and more... | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: /episode/index/show/moneymetals/id/35381360

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