Money Metals News Service

Is the Reckoning Nigh for Silver Shorts?

Investors are buying silver in vast quantities – in whatever form they can get it. Smaller silver bugs are buying it a few ounces at a time from scarce retail inventories. Whales are accumulating millions of ounces via the silver ETFs or by standing fo… Keep Reading

What’s the Real Purpose of Money?

There is an old rhyme once used in economics books. "Money is a matter of functions four: a medium, a measure, a standard and a store.” Three of these functions are clear. A medium of exchange is what people use to pay for goods.… Keep Reading

Gold market manipulation: Why, how, and how long? (2021 edition - Part 2)

The many documents we reviewed Monday establish the gold price suppression policy of Western governments, as well as its long duration. But even people unaware of those documents might easily come to suspect this policy on their own.… Keep Reading

Insider update on silver...

We continue to see dramatic demand for physical silver silver coins, bars, and rounds – and a tremendous inflow of new precious metals investors. Here's a quick update on what we're seeing from our perch as one of the largest dealers in America...… Keep Reading

Owning Real Assets Amid Surreal Markets

In the current market environment, little else matters other than momentum. What’s moving up gets chased higher still by investors. And what can be moved up by any means is pursued by speculators who hope to jump-start a momentum trade.… Keep Reading

Gold market manipulation: Why, how, and how long? (2021 edition - Part 1)

As you may have seen from the conference program, I'm from the United States. Even so, I wanted you to know that my country is waging war on yours, and has been for many years. The organization I represent is hoping that once you know about this you might… Keep Reading

Could Silver "Do a Palladium"?

Palladium was manipulated for years. It had the largest short position relative to its size, while physical demand rose inversely to decreasing supply. In 2018, demand became so large that it overwhelmed the shorts.… Keep Reading

Backwardation and Other Evidence of a Silver Supply Squeeze

The effort to squeeze silver shorts may appear to have fizzled, but naked short sellers are as vulnerable as ever. Silver futures prices are entering backwardation. That is a bad omen for anyone betting on lower silver prices.… Keep Reading

Energy Metals Lead the Charge

Gold and silver aren’t the only viable plays in the metals space – and they aren’t currently the leaders. On Wednesday, both copper and platinum rallied up to multi-year highs. Rhodium, meanwhile, currently commands $21,000 per ounce – yes, per o… Keep Reading

Idaho House Votes to Encourage Holding Physical Gold and Silver to Protect State Reserves

State representatives voted 51-19 to pass House Bill 7, the Idaho Sound Money Reserves bill, sending the measure introduced by Representative Ron Nate (R-Rexburg) and Assistant Senate Majority Leader Steve Vick (R-Dalton Gardens) to the Senate for a heari… Keep Reading