Money Metals' Weekly Market Wrap Podcast

As the Federal Reserve confirms plans to cut interest rates later this year, Jay Powell's shifty stance on inflation has left many Fed watchers scratching their heads – and others crying foul. Also, don't miss our exclusive interview with Axel Merk of Merk Investments. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

You've almost certainly heard of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme. He was sentenced to 150 years in prison for running it. Well, as Mike Maharrey explains in this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, Joe Biden is overseeing an even bigger Ponzi scheme - the national debt. In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, Mike puts the national debt into perspective, explains how it's a Ponzi scheme, reveals the ramifications, and argues that despite most people's apathy about the debt, it really does matter to you.

As inflation data comes in hotter than expected, markets are reassessing the outlook for rate cuts. Also, don't miss our exclusive interview with Greg Weldon of Weldon Financial, often dubbed the Gold Guru. | 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 just had quite a bull run, setting a new all-time high along the way. But Money Metals' Midweek Memo host Mike Maharrey says this is just the opening act. If you enjoyed that, you're really going to like the feature. In this episode, Mike explains what drove this recent bull run and why he thinks it's just a prelude to a bigger gold and silver bull market in the future. He also covers the most recent CPI data.

This week investors are witnessing a historic move in gold prices. The precious metal finally broke above a longstanding overhead resistance level to reach new all-time highs. | 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 United States has weaponized the dollar, leveraging it to achieve foreign policy objectives. But is the U.S. playing with fire? Is it setting itself up for significant blowback? In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey explains how the U.S. has turned the dollar into a weapon and the risk it takes by using its privilege as the issuer of the reserve currency to bend other countries to its will.

Precious metals markets enter trading for March with gold bulls wondering whether the monetary metal is finally ready to march up to new highs. Also, hear the conclusion of our fascinating interview with monetary and constitutional expert Edwin Vieira. | 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 and silver are often disparaged as "useless" or "barbarous relics" by investors and economists. But as Mike Maharrey explains in this episode of the Money Metals'Midweek Memo, gold and silver are real money. He argues that a return to sound money would help reign in out of control government spending and constant currency depreciation, and he offers some strategies to move in that direction.

Well, as another potential government shutdown looms, precious metals markets continue to consolidate. Also, Dr. Edwin Vieira breaks down the incredible story of how America went from sound money system to a centrally planned government money system in Part 1 of this 2 part interview. | 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 Federal Reserve is the engine that powers one of the biggest most powerful governments in history. In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey explains how and why the Fed enables an ever-growing federal government. Along the way, he explains quantitative easing, debt monetization, and the real problem with the national debt.

As speculative fervor fuels price spikes in technology stocks and cryptocurrencies, gold continues to quietly hold its major support level. And don't miss a must-hear interview with Michael Pento of Pento Portfolio Strategies. | 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 Federal Reserve is between a rock and a hard place. It needs to cut interest rates because this debt-riddled economy can't function in a high-rate environment. But it can't plausibly cut rates with price inflation still far above its target. As Mike Maharrey explains in this episode of Money Metals' Midweek Memo, the Fed is damned if it does and damned if it doesn't.

With state legislatures now in session, there's a ton of activity with respect to precious metals sales taxes, income taxes, and much more. And a special interview with Money Metals CEO Stefan Gleason… covering all the latest developments on the sound money battlefront. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

We live in a strange world where good economic news is perceived as bad, and bad economic news is good. In this episode of Midweek Money Metals' Memo, host Mike Maharrey provides some examples of this strange phenomenon, and then explains why this is going on. It all boils down to the market's addiction to the drug of easy money. Along the way, Mike talks about the January jobs report, the most recent Federal Reserve meeting, and a questionable assertion by Fed chair Jerome Powell.

After a sluggish January for precious metals, gold and silver markets saw a rally during the first day of February trading, only to see it reverse here today on the 2nd day of the month, after a strong U.S. jobs report, to continue the lackluster performance we've seen in early 2024. | 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 government and the Federal Reserve broke the economy and we have to buy it! Things seem OK on the surface. GDP looks good and there seems to be plenty of jobs. But the economy is sliding toward a crisis. It's just a matter of time. In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey explains how and when the Fed along with the government broke the economy, and talks about one sector where the damage might manifest itself first.

As superficially upbeat economic data propels the stock market to new highs, precious metals investors are questioning the story being told by Wall Street cheerleaders and government bureaucrats. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Did you know inflation is on purpose? Government people would never admit this out loud, but inflation is a tax. They need inflation in order to maintain the borrow and spend system they've set up. In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey explains the inflation tax, how it is levied, and why.

As the stock market flirts with new highs, precious metals markets may be putting in a near-term bottom. Also, we'll hear an interview with David Morgan of The Morgan Report. Be sure to stick around and hear the Silver Guru's take on the current market conditions and what to expect in the metals space in 2024. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

On Tuesday, Fed Governor Chris Waller delivered a speech hinting inflation wasn't beat and rate cuts might not come as quickly as hoped. The markets threw a tantrum. This is called "open-mouth operations." But as Money Metals' Midweek Memo host Mike Maharrey explains in this episode, what the Federal Reserve does, and the economic context they do it in is much more important than what the Fed people say.

As inflation comes in hotter than expected and the federal deficit comes in higher than ever, investors face rising risks in financial markets. | 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 economy is great! The Federal Reserve beat inflation and is now guiding the economy to a "soft landing." At least that's the mainstream narrative. In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey argues that things really aren't fine. He explains that the Fed broke the economy a long time ago and it's only a matter of time before this clunker leaves us all stranded on the side of the road. Money Metals' Midweek Memo hosted by Mike Maharrey features news and commentary relating to sound money, the precious metals markets, and the economy.

Happy New Year, and welcome to this week's Market Wrap Podcast, I'm Mike Gleason. As trading kicks off in 2024, precious metals bulls have high hopes for price breakouts. So far in the early goings of the New Year, though, gold and silver markets are pulling back. Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

It's the launch of a new show -- the Money Metals' Midweek Memo! In this episode, host Mike Maharrey introduces himself, talks about the new show, and explains why he's so passionate about sound money. Money Metals' Midweek Memo hosted by Mike Maharrey features news and commentary relating to sound money, the precious metals markets, and the economy.

In this special year-end Market Wrap podcast, we'll look back at the year that was in metals markets. We'll also look ahead to what could drive gold and silver prices in 2024. Plus, special Interview with Mike Maharrey's and Jp Cortez | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

As the Christmas holiday approaches, bulls are celebrating some continued strength in gold and silver markets. And the big institutions that hold short positions on futures exchanges will not want to see gold post a headline-grabbing close above $2,100 an ounce for 2023. When gold surged above that level in overseas futures trading two weeks ago, it got abruptly slammed back down before U.S. markets opened. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

A long-awaited dovish pivot by the Federal Reserve is helping to push precious metals markets in a bullish direction this week. On Wednesday, Fed policymakers left their benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected. | 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 had posted a new all-time closing high on a monthly as well as a weekly basis last week. With such powerful technical strength, a follow-through rally early in this week's trading seemed inevitable. And indeed, prices did spike to over $2,100 per ounce in futures trading before Monday's U.S. market open. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Barring a severe selloff in the days ahead, gold will finish 2023 with its highest ever annual close. Pretty good considering the headwinds it has faced this year from rising interest rates and negative sentiment. Meanwhile, The mainstream financial media has virtually ignored gold. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

As markets reopen following the Thanksgiving holiday, investors are feeling thankful that interest rates are no longer rising. Stocks, bonds, and precious metals have all gained ground in recent days as long-term rates have come down. Meanwhile, expectations for the Federal Reserve to cut its benchmark short-term rate in 2024 have risen. Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Under the new leadership of House Speaker Mike Johnson, Congress passed a stopgap funding bill on Tuesday to once again avert a government shutdown. It was quickly approved by the Senate on Wednesday, then signed into law by President Joe Biden. Like the last one, this latest bipartisan budget scheme includes no spending cuts. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

As central bankers stubbornly refuse to admit they are done hiking interest rates, precious metals markets are wavering. The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate unchanged at a 22-year high at the conclusion of its meeting last week. But Fed chairman Jerome Powell is keeping up the fight against inflation, at least rhetorically. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

As the Federal Reserve puts a hold on interest rates, investors have to ask themselves whether the elevated inflation rate is also on hold. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Well, if you believe the reporting coming out of the mainstream financial media, then the economy is going gangbusters. The Fed has succeeded at crushing the bond market, freezing the housing market, and plunging many sectors of the stock market into deep downtrends. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

As financial markets gyrate, investors are finding safe haven in precious metals. The stock market sold off on Thursday on interest rate fears. It's not so much the threat of additional rate hikes by the Federal Reserve that has investors scared. It's more the spike in longer-term bond yields. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

A hotter than expected inflation report helped trigger a spike in bond yields and a selloff in stocks. Precious metals, meanwhile, are garnering some safe-haven buying as the threat of a larger-scale war grows pitting the United States and Israel against Hamas, Iran, and other avowed enemies of the Jewish state. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Well, the shift in the calendar has so far failed to produce any shift in the trend for precious metals markets. Gold and silver are extending their recent price declines here in the first few trading days of October and of the fourth quarter. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Precious metals markets got hammered earlier this week as interest rates continued their relentless march higher. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Fears of inflation remaining stubbornly high, and interest rates going higher, rattled financial markets this week. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Precious metals markets are trading quietly this week even as inflation data comes in hotter than expected. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Precious metals markets are retreating this week as official U.S. employment data comes in surprisingly strong. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Precious metals markets enter trading for the month of September with bulls hoping positive seasonal forces kick in. Gold and silver markets have traded mostly lower since late spring. They did rally, though, during the second half of August. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Precious metals markets are rebounding this week as central bankers from around the world gather at Jackson Hole. Investors nervously awaited remarks by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. Fears of a hawkish tone to this year's conference helped drag down the stock market on Thursday. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Precious metals markets are extending their losing streak as the U.S. dollar pushes higher. The Dollar Index rose for a fifth straight week through Thursday's close. | 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 upshot of soft market conditions for gold and silver is favorable buying opportunities for bargain hunters. Not only are spot prices down, but so are premiums on popular bullion products available through Money Metals. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Credit ratings agency Fitch this week issued a surprise downgrade of the U.S. government's once vaunted AAA credit rating. Recent political brinksmanship surrounding the debt ceiling helped prompt the move. But broader concerns about the size and sustainability of the national debt itself also figured into the downgrade. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Rate hike concerns are weighing on precious metals markets this week. The Federal Reserve lifted its benchmark funds rate by a quarter point as expected on Wednesday. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

As the U.S. dollar continues to lose purchasing power at home and prestige around the world, a major presidential candidate is calling for a return to sound money. Also, let's review this week's market action in precious metals. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

A potentially pivotal week of trading is seeing precious metals markets push higher. The main catalyst is a breakdown in the U.S. Dollar Index. On Thursday, the dollar slid to its lowest level in more than a year versus a basket of foreign currencies. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

As President Joe Biden touts "Bidenomics," ordinary Americans continue to feel the pinch of "Bidenflation." Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve's ongoing efforts to fight inflation have Investors fearing more rate hikes to come. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan