This week we interview the Silver Guru, and hear his take on the current market conditions, why we should be skeptical of the inflation numbers the government is feeding us, a breakdown of the gold to silver ratio and what to expect in the metals during the second half of 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

We talk a lot about silver but there is another white metal that often gets lost in the shadows - platinum. In this week's Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey talks about the platinum market and explains why there are reasons to be bullish on the other white metal. He also talks about Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony on Capitol Hill.

Coming up after this week's market update, Mike Maharrey interviews Connor Boyack, the founder and president of the Libertas Institute and renowned author of over 40 books, including the very popular children's-oriented Tuttle Twins series. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Government officials and media pundits keep trying to tell you that inflation isn't really that bad. In fact, the economy is great! You just don't realize how good you have it! In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey takes on the myth that it's not that bad. In fact, he argues that it's probably worse than you think.

In this episode, he also overviews the most recent central bank gold buying data.

Mike Maharrey and Axel Merk discuss why the economy has fared a bit better than many expected, interest rates and whether or not the Fed has slayed the inflation dragon, and how all of this will affect the prices of the 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

If you listen to the mainstream financial media, you might think gold is a horrible investment and should generally be avoided. In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey compares these mainstream myths with gold's market realities. As it turns out, gold has historically performed much better than you've been led to believe.

Join Mike Maharrey and Tom DiLorenzo, as they discuss the real beneficiaries of all of the inflation continually created by the Federal Reserve, how our monetary policy harms savers and the elderly and also why gold and silver should be viewed not necessarily as an investment but more as insurance, and why everyone should own this financial insurance. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

During this inflationary cycle, gold tended to sell off with any hot inflation news. Conversely, mainstream and institutional investors tended to buy when inflation appeared to be cooling. Does this prove gold really isn't an inflation hedge? In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey probes this question. He concludes the proof is in the pudding.

In this episode, Mike also gives an overview of last week's Federal Reserve meeting and the central bank's miserable track record on projecting the trajectory of monetary policy.

This week, Mike Maharrey talks with Greg Weldon of Weldon Financial. Greg breaks down the latest action in the gold and silver market, and he gives us some clues about what to expect for the rest of the year. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

There was a big selloff in gold and silver last Friday sparked by a couple of news items. In this episode of Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey explains that it was a perfect example of the markets overreacting to the news of the day while ignoring the underlying dynamics in the economy. Along the way, he touches on the May jobs report and the Chinese gold-buying pause.