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: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

"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.

Coming up we’ll hear an interesting interview with MoneyMetals.com (https://www.moneymetals.com/news) 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: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

What in the world is the government doing to your money??

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President Trump recently ordered the U.S. Mint to stop producing pennies. This may not seem like a big deal in the big scheme of things, but as Mike Maharrey explains in this episode of the Money Metals’ Midweek Memo podcast, the demise of the 1-cent coin is indicative of a much bigger problem.

The government is destroying all of your money.

And not just the penny.

Starting with the January CPI report and the sudden revelation that price inflation isn’t dead, Mike explains exactly what the government and the central bank are doing to your money.

Coming up don’t miss another incredible interview with Greg Weldon of Weldon Financial. Greg has some very interesting things to say about the U.S. consumer and what that means about the health of the overall economy and much more. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Some records were made to be broken.

Last year, gold hit record highs 40 times!

Those weren’t the only records relating to gold that fell in 2024. Gold demand also set a record, despite the higher prices. In this episode of the Money Metals’ Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey breaks down the gold demand data and reveals some interesting trends supporting the gold bull market.

Coming up don’t miss a wonderful interview with Peter St Onge, economist at the Heritage Foundation and a Fellow at the Mises Institute, for terrific back-and-forth commentary on a range of topics including how the national debt poses a major threat to the economy, with interest payments alone now exceeding what the entire federal budget was under President Clinton. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Why do I like gold and silver?

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The powers that be may have found a new scapegoat for price inflation — tariffs. 

But while tariffs will raise some prices, they don’t cause "inflation" in the true sense of the word. Governments and their central banks do that, but they don’t want you to know it. 

In this episode of the Money Metals’ Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey explains why tariffs won’t cause inflation (as properly defined) and spotlights the true cause of our inflationary woes – fiat money systems. He goes on to explain how this answers the question, "Why do I want gold and silver?" 

Because it’s sound money in a world of fiat money chaos.

This week we have a special interview with Helen Viljoen, founder and CEO of Nebu bullion jewelry. Nebu is the company behind the gold (https://www.moneymetals.com/buy/gold/gold-jewelry) and platinum (https://www.moneymetals.com/buy/platinum/platinum-jewelry) jewelry available at MoneyMetals.com that is actually worth what you pay. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Gold set multiple records last year while silver remained well below its all-time highs. This created the impression that silver underperformed even though it was up over 20 percent. But we’re starting to see some bullish sentiment for silver, even in the mainstream.

In fact, some people are projecting 2025 could be silver’s year to shine.

In this episode of the Money Metals’ Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey explains why the supply and demand dynamics, along with technical indicators, justify this bullish sentiment.

Coming up we’ll hear from our good friend David Morgan of The Morgan Report (https://www.themorganreport.com/) . David has some important advice for investors on the difference between owning physical precious metals as compared to paper derivatives such as silver and gold ETFs.

This ratio is out of whack and its telling us something important about silver.

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Worries about tariffs on importing gold and silver into the U.S. are creating a potential opportunity in the gold and silver markets.

As Midweek Memo host Mike Maharrey explains, the movement of metal into the U.S. incentivized by tariff fears is depleting London vaults and setting up a potential squeeze. This has ramifications for the price of gold and silver. 

In this episode, Mike also points out some things investors should keep in mind as we move into the Trump era.

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: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

The December CPI report was like a bad movie everybody loved.

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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.

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: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Janet Yellen is about to lose her job. It looks like she might be considering comedy as her next career.

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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.

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: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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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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.

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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Coming up don’t miss our interview with Jeff Clark – founder of TheGoldAdvisor.com (https://thegoldadvisor.com/) 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.

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.