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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. |

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Don’t miss this week’s interview with Keith Neumeyer, president and CEO of First Majestic Silver Corp (https://www.firstmajestic.com/) . 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.
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2025-04-23
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.

2025-04-18
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.
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2025-03-26
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."

2025-03-05
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.

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

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