Money Metals' Weekly Market Wrap Podcast

The U.S. government has weaponized the dollar as a foreign policy billy club. This might be good foreign policy, but it carries some significant economic risk. In this episode of the Midweek Memo podcast, Mike Maharrey explains how the U.S. has weaponized its currency and the world's response, highlighting the accelerating pace of de-dollarization and what it could mean for the U.S. economy.  This week, Mike also shares a story underscoring the durability of silver money.

Nomi Prins, renowned market commentator, author and founder and CEO of Prinsight Global, chimes in the recent Federal Reserve rate increase, the first in roughly three years, and the aftermath. Don't forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! https://www.youtube.com/@Moneymetals | https://www.facebook.com/MoneyMetals | https://instagram.com/moneymetals/ | https://twitter.com/moneymetals | https://www.pinterest.com/moneymetals/

Something unusual happened at the COMEX last week. A large amount of silver left the CME vaults. In this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey breaks down the numbers. He explains exactly what happened and the ramifications, highlighting the silver market's tight supply.  This week, Mike also engaged in some myth-busting, explaining why higher interest rates aren't necessarily bearish for gold and silver.  

This week, a tremendous interview with Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee, or GATA, explains why his firm has concluded that the gold futures market in the United States was deliberately created some decades ago expressly to produce a vast imaginary supply of gold for price suppression purposes.  Don't forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! https://www.youtube.com/@Moneymetals | https://www.facebook.com/MoneyMetals | https://instagram.com/moneymetals/ | https://twitter.com/moneymetals | https://www.pinterest.com/moneymetals/

It's pretty much a foregone conclusion that the Federal Reserve will nudge interest rates higher at the September meeting.  But should it? What are the potential impacts? And would such a move really be negative for gold and silver? This week, Money Metals Midweek Memo host Mike Maharrey takes on these questions. He explains the pros and cons of a rate hike, why the mainstream has accepted higher rates as the path forward, and why it's not nearly as bearish for precious metals as you're being led to believe.