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
Russia’s use of gold during its war with Ukraine reveals one of the reasons why so many countries are stockpiling the yellow metal.
It appears the Chinese have hopped back on the gold bandwagon. Gold demand sagged in China over the summer and into the fall months, but it appears that trend reversed in November, with net imports from Hong Kong more than doubling.
Analysts at major Wall Street banks generally expect the gold bull rally to continue into 2025. And mainstream analysts tend to think the year will remain free from any kind of significant economic chaos or crisis.
A Texas Republican has introduced bills that would create transactional currencies backed 100 percent by gold and silver. The passage of this legislation would open the door for people to easily use sound money in everyday transactions and...
Did you know gold is more plentiful than lead when you analyze the bulk composition of the earth? You're probably thinking, 'Wait a minute, I thought gold was rare!' Well, you're right! Confused?
Why don’t I push for tax increases to address the massive budget deficits and the ever-growing national debt? The answer is simple – Uncle Sam doesn’t have a revenue problem. He has a spending problem.
Gold imports into India surged to record levels in November as strong demand continued in the wake of government tax cuts. India ranks as the second-largest gold market in the world.
It's easy to think of "inflation" as an abstract economic principle and forget that it has real impacts on real people. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged the pain of price inflation during his press conference at the...
Gold has been selling off with increasing worries that price inflation isn't quite under control and the Federal Reserve might have to slow the pace of monetary easing. Is this a mistake? Or should we follow the crowd?
Goldback is set to release the Florida Goldback Series with three new denominations. (i.e., 1/2, 2, and 100). Goldbacks are a neat form of fractional gold -- made with a small amount of physical gold embedded within a polymer sheet. The...