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Will 2022 Be “The Year of Sound Money” in the States?

2022-01-21

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2022-01-21

Last year was a good year for state-level sound money legislation across the United States. 2022 could be even better. Building on the success enjoyed by sound money advocates in Arkansas and Ohio last year, more than a half dozen states are now considering legislation that rolls back discriminatory taxes and regulations on the sale, use, and purchase of gold and silver.

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Episode 26: Gold in the Time of Coronavirus

2022-01-15

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2022-01-15

This week’s episode of the Gold Exchange Podcast, Keith Weiner interviews independent precious metals advisor Claudio Grass. Claudio explains his sound money origin story and how the rest of the world understands gold vs Americans’ understanding. The wide ranging conversation spans everything from history, to covid lockdowns, to how societies change, to our relationship to money and even political principles and philosophy.

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Monetary Metals Completes Gold Lease to European Refiner L’Orfebre

2022-01-14

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2022-01-14

Scottsdale, Ariz – January 11, 2022 – Monetary Metals has leased gold to L’Orfebre, a European precious metals refiner. The lease expands Monetary Metals’ gold and silver lease portfolio to include five industry verticals: bullion, jewelry, manufacturers, miners, and now refiners, on four continents.

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Reflections Over 2021

2022-01-13

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2022-01-13

In March, I flew for the first time since the start of Covid health theater. I was invited to speak at the Austrian Economics Research Conference in Auburn, AL. My talk covered Jimi Hendrix, and an infamous bridge collapse. In other words, I discussed my theory of interest and prices. At the end of November, I flew to London for two weeks of business meetings. This was my first international trip since the Covid lockdown. I offer three comments....

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Gold Under the Mattress vs Gold Investments

2022-01-12

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2022-01-12

“If you can’t hold it in your hand, you don’t own it.” That’s one of the most common refrains we hear from gold and silver investors. And while there is a kernel of truth in this saying, investing by these words alone could prove a costly mistake. This popular phrase conflates and entangles two different concepts.

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Alabama to Consider Extending Sales Tax Exemption on Sound Money

2022-01-11

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2022-01-11

(Birmingham, AL, USA – January 10, 2022) – Alabama currently exempts precious metals from state sales tax, however this exemption is set to expire in 2022. A senator in the Yellowhammer State hopes to extend this popular exemption.

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Gold Price News: Gold Down 1% in Wake of More Hawkish Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes

2022-01-09

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2022-01-09

Gold price fell to $1,808 an ounce in the wake of the release of the minutes of the December Federal Reserve meeting, having hit an intra-day high of $1,829. Silver price fell to $22.72 an ounce from an intra-day high of $23.26.

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Why Did the World Choose a Gold Standard Instead of a Silver Standard?

2022-01-06

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2022-01-06

Among those who support the end of government fiat money, it’s not uncommon to hear and see claims that gold is “the best money” or “natural money” or the only substance that’s really suited to be commodity money. In many of these cases, when they say “gold” they mean gold, and not silver, platinum, or any other precious metal. Naturally, one can expect to encounter these claims among those who have made a living out of promoting gold and...

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The Zombie Ship of Theseus

2022-01-04

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2022-01-04

The Ship of Theseus is an old philosophical thought experiment. It asks a question about identity. Suppose you replace all of the boards of a ship with new ones—is it still the same ship? We are not going to try to resolve this millennia-old paradox. Instead, we are going to add one more element, and then tie it to the monetary system.

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Inflation and Gold: What Gives?

2021-12-21

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2021-12-21

Listen to the audio version of this article here! In the last Supply and Demand update, we discussed some different theories which attempt to explain what causes the gold and silver prices to move. We mentioned the: “…attempt to hold up a famous buyer of metal, while ignoring the thousands of not-famous sellers who sold the metal to said famous buyer.”

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How the Classical Gold Standard Fueled the Rise of the State

2021-12-17

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2021-12-17

Throughout much of the past century, the idea of a gold standard for national currencies has been routinely linked with laissez-faire economics and "classical liberalism"—also known as "libertarianism." It's not difficult to see why.

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Episode 25: The Origins and Machinations of the Federal Reserve

2021-12-10

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2021-12-10

This week’s episode of the Gold Exchange Podcast explores the topic of Central Banks, most notably the US Federal Reserve. Monetary Metals’ CEO Keith Weiner explores why the Fed was created and what deleterious effects it has on our economy including inflation, boom bust cycles and monetary debasement in this recorded talk given to investment bankers. In this talk Keith discusses: Additional Resources Episode Transcript John Flaherty:Hello,...

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U.S. Treasury Refuses to Answer Questions about Disposition of Its Own Gold

2021-12-04

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2021-12-04

Recent correspondence between U.S. Rep. Alex X. Mooney, R-West Virginia, and the U.S. Treasury Department suggests that the department has given the Federal Reserve and International Monetary Fund unfettered control of a portion of U.S. gold reserves.

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Mickey Fulp Interview: Investing in Interest-Bearing Gold Bonds

2021-12-03

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2021-12-03

Mickey Fulp, aka the Mercenary Geologist, interviewed Monetary Metals’ CEO Keith Weiner to discuss the maturity of Monetary Metals’ recent gold bond. Gold bonds are denominated in gold, with principal and interest payable in gold. Mickey and Keith have a wide ranging discussion which covers the history of gold as money in the United States, including the history of gold bonds, which were commonplace until 1933.

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The Black Friday Stock Market Crash – Gareth Soloway

2021-11-30

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2021-11-30

Black Friday 2021 saw the largest stock market sell-off since 1931. Is this the start of a bigger crash, has the trend changed or is this just a one-time blip? We ask Gareth Soloway of InTheMoneyStocks.com what his charts are suggesting and why he is so bullish on gold Watch the Video to Learn More Make sure you don’t miss a single episode… Subscribe to our YouTube channel Click Here to Download Your...

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Why Governments Hate Gold

2021-11-27

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2021-11-27

Do governments hate gold?  The answer: Yes — Governments hate gold because they cannot print it, and it is difficult for them to control.

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What’s In Your Loan?

2021-11-23

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2021-11-23

“Real estate is the future of the monetary system,” declares a real estate bug. Does this make any sense? We would ask him this. “OK how will houses be borrowed and lent?” “Look at this housing bond,” he says, pointing to a bond denominated in dollars, with principal and interest paid in dollars.

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Monetary Metals Proves Marketplace for Gold Yield with Valaurum Gold Lease

2021-11-17

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2021-11-17

Scottsdale, Ariz – November 16, 2021 – Monetary Metals is pleased to announce a new gold lease to Valaurum to expand production of the Aurum®, their physical gold currency product. The lease size has grown by 800%.

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Perversity Thy Name is Dollar

2021-11-16

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2021-11-16

Breaking Down the Dollar Monetary System If you ask most people, “what is money?” they will answer that money is the generally accepted medium of exchange. If you ask Google Images, it will show you many pictures of green pieces of paper. Virtually everyone agrees that money means the dollar.

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Rising Fundamentals of Gold and Silver

2021-11-10

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2021-11-10

 Prices move up and down, in the restless churn of our irredeemable monetary system. There are several schools of thought whose theories attempt to describe, if not predict, the next price move.

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