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
The Biden administration ran the biggest monthly budget deficit of the year in May as it continues to spend money hand over fist.
According to the World Gold Council head of Asia-Pacific and global head of central banks Shaokai Fan, the “center of gravity” of the gold market has shifted to the East. Gold consumption by emerging market economies is rapidly rising and...
Strike up the band and wave the victory banners! Inflation is dead! Or is it? The May Consumer Price Index (CPI) report was cause for optimism. But price inflation is like that stubborn weed in the driveway. Just when you think you’ve...
Most people don't understand the enormity of the national debt, the amount of government spending, or the size of the monthly deficits. As a result, they come up with all kinds of absurd "solutions" to the problem.
Gold crashed through several support levels on Friday. The yellow metal plunged from $2,376 Thursday to under $2,300 by Friday afternoon.
A little bit is the first step toward a lot. Now, imagine billions of people in Asia buying just a little bit of gold. That seems to be the trend.
Gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reported net inflows of gold for the first time in 12 months in May. Funds based in Europe and Asia led the way as total gold holdings by ETFs globally rose by 8.2 tons.
How much gold is there in the world? The quick answer is not much - at least not relatively speaking. According to the World Gold Council, as of the end of 2023, around 212,582 tons of gold have been mined throughout history. About two-...
After a weak March, central bank gold buying rebounded in April with global net purchases of 33 tons, according to the latest data compiled by the World Gold Council.
Did the U.S. government really try to confiscate Americans' gold? The short answer is... well, there isn't a short answer. It's a complicated subject with more nuance than most people give it. Yes, President Franklin D. Roosevelt did try...
