Category Archive: 6a.) Gold Standard

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Housing Market at Risk from Delinquencies, Interest Rates, and Low Sales

2025-02-28

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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:...

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Government Money Incentivizes Debt

2025-02-27

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2025-02-27

In a monetary economy, the money layer “exists on top of” real economic decisions, actions, and processes.

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Jan Nieuwenhuijs: The Shocking History of the Fort Knox Gold Audits

2025-02-27

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2025-02-27

Now that President Trump and Elon Musk have said that they want to audit the Fort Knox gold, the next question is this -- will this be a proper audit or another PR stunt?

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Cause and Effect: Fed Interest Rate Edition

2025-02-26

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"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...

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Inflation’s Hidden Toll: How Money Printing Strains Families

2025-02-25

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2025-02-25

Inflation. This word strikes fear among most readers. Thoughts of grocery bills and gas prices might be what the average American attaches to this word.

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EXPERT INTERVIEW: Is America’s Gold Still There… Or Rehypothecated?

2025-02-21

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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...

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Open Letter to President Donald J. Trump: Don’t Be Fooled by the Fort Knox “Auditors”

2025-02-21

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2025-02-21

Dear Mr. President, Recently you have expressed an intention to do an audit of the gold at Fort Knox and presumably also the other vaults where the U.S. monetary gold is stored.

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So Long Penny

2025-02-20

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What Have They Done to Our Money?

2025-02-19

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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...

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Gold Market Dislocations Spark High Drama in Asia, Europe, and U.S.

2025-02-14

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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

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Some Records Were Made to Be Broken

2025-02-12

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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.

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Metals Soar as Federal Interest Payments Reach Staggering Levels

2025-02-07

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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?...

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That Was a Weird Question!

2025-02-07

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Why Do I Want Gold and Silver??

2025-02-05

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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...

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Gold & Silver Markets Heat Up on Trump, Tariffs, and the Fed

2025-01-31

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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...

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The Sun Shines Bright on Silver

2025-01-29

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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...

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David Morgan: Mere Paper Promises for Gold & Silver Carry Big Risks

2025-01-24

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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.

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This Is Outta Whack

2025-01-24

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This ratio is out of whack and its telling us something important about silver. ? SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY METALS EXCHANGE ON YOUTUBE ➤ http://bit.ly/mmx-youtube ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ★★FOLLOW MONEY METALS EXCHANGE ★★ FACEBOOK ➤ https://www.facebook.com/MoneyMetals TWITTER ➤ https://twitter.com/MoneyMetals INSTAGRAM ➤ https://instagram.com/moneymetals/ LINKEDIN ➤ https://www.linkedin.com/company/money-metals SOUNDCLOUD ➤...

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Tariffying: Tariff Worries Create Possible Opportunity in Gold and Silver Markets

2025-01-22

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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...

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Gold Gets New Boost from Instability, Rising Populism Trend

2025-01-17

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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?...

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