The national debt recently hit the headlines after Moody's downgraded the U.S. credit rating.

But does the national debt really matter?

A lot of people think not and most don't seem overly concerned about it.

In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey argues that they should be worried, and he explains why. He specifically addresses how exploding government debt could impact the markets and urges gold and silver investors not to focus exclusively on the daily tariff news. 

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Money. We all want it. We spend our lives scrambling for it. 

But what exactly is money?

In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey talks all things money. He explains exactly what money is, why we need it, and how it evolved. He also compares and contrasts sound money - gold and silver - with fiat money run by governments.

This week, Juan-Carlos Artigas, Head of Global Research at the World Gold Council joins us. Juan-Carlos and Mike Maharrey also discuss the growing divergence between the demand for gold in Asia as compared to the U.S.

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Information comes at us at a dizzying pace. We live in a 30-second news cycle, and the latest headline tends to drive markets. 

Are investors missing the big picture in this deluge of data and headlines?

In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey argues that many are, and he encourages more big-picture thinking to put the latest headlines into perspective. To kickstart the process, he covers three long-term trends that he thinks investors should pay attention to. 

Coming up in a moment, we have an exclusive interview with Nomi Prins, renowned market commentator, author and founder and CEO of Prinsight Global. Nomi sheds light on what has been driving gold recently and much more.

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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.

Jim Grant joins us this week to tell us why he believes the current low interest rate environment is unsustainable and much more. 

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Today, the price of gold is just over $3,300 per ounce. But where does that number come from? And why do different sources quote different prices?

In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey takes a deep dive into the sometimes confusing world of gold pricing. He explains the difference between the spot, futures, and fixed prices, and what each price tells you about the market. 

This week, Mike also covers another milestone for gold and offers some tips on navigating and making sense of the markets in these chaotic times when prices whipsaw with the latest post on social media.

Don't miss this week's interview with Keith Neumeyer, president and CEO of First Majestic Silver Corp. 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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