Mike Maharrey
Mike Maharrey is a journalist and market analyst for MoneyMetals.com with over a decade of experience in precious metals. He holds a BS in accounting from the University of Kentucky and a BA in journalism from the University of South Florida.
Mike Maharrey Articles
Nominal interest rates are rising, putting significant price pressure on gold and silver. However, with price inflation heating up, it’s possible the real rates could fall, a bullish setup for precious metals.
Gold flows into ETFs reflected the range-bound gold price and were relatively flat in May. As the World Gold Council framed it, flows shifted “from a flood to a trickle.”
Metals Focus has released its Gold Focus 2026 report. It includes comprehensive historical supply and demand data for 2017-25 and its 2026 forecast. Despite the recent selling pressure in the gold market, that 2026 forecast remains bullish.
A lot of people are feeling economic pain right now. As I recently wrote, the American consumer is broke, stressed, and buried in debt. However, the official government data doesn’t seem to reflect this pain. Sure, there’s some price...
Central banks were once again net gold buyers in April, after large sales pushed gold accumulation into negative territory in March. In March, global central bank gold reserves fell by 27 tonnes, driven by big sales by Turkey and Russia....
In January, World Gold Council data indicated that gold had replaced U.S. Treasuries as the world’s top reserve asset. A report released by the European Central Bank this week confirms that data. According to the ECB, as of the end of 2025...
For months, I’ve argued that the Federal Reserve is in a Catch-22. Now, some more prominent people in the mainstream are echoing this warning. In a recent interview with Kitco News, Sprott Inc. President Ryan McIntyre said the Fed is “...
Western markets – London, New York, and Switzerland – have dominated the gold trade for nearly two centuries. However, with gold progressively flowing from the West to the East, Hong Kong has been developing the infrastructure to become a...
The British Royal Mint reported record gold and silver bullion sales in the first quarter of this year, reflecting strong demand for physical gold in the UK.
Earlier this month, the Indian government hiked the import duty on precious metals from 6 percent to 15 percent in an attempt to moderate the country's trade deficit and support the rupee. How will this tax increase likely impact the gold...
