Money Metals News Service

Monetary Metals Don’t Need a "Gold Standard" Proxy System

President Trump moved recently to nominate an avowed sound money advocate, Judy Shelton, to the Federal Reserve Board. That triggered a flurry of superficial and derisive references in the controlled media to Shelton’s past support of a gold standard.… Keep Reading

THE SILVER PRICE: Setting Up For A Breakout?

So, the BIG QUESTION many precious metals investors are asking, “Is silver going to follow gold’s move higher?” And, in several price trends in the past, silver does follow gold higher but also outperforms the yellow metal in the later stage.… Keep Reading

Federal Debt Ceiling Reached as Federal Spending Rages

The federal government will soon run up against its self-imposed borrowing cap once again. Current estimates are for the government to max out its credit limit at a little over $22 trillion in early September. Congress goes on recess in August, so there … Keep Reading

Who Are The Gold Buyers That Pushed The Price Over $1,400?

In June, the gold price finally broke above the $1,400 level after five long years. So, who was responsible for pushing the gold price to a new high since 2013?… Keep Reading

World Produces More Gold In A Day Than It Did For An Entire Year During 16th Century

After Columbus discovered the New World in 1492 and the Spanish began to extract vast amounts of gold and silver from Mexico and South America during the 16th century, the global production of precious metals would grow considerably over the following cen… Keep Reading

Bullion Banks’ Manipulation Schemes Put Taxpayers at Risk

Gold and silver bugs are well aware that JPMorgan Chase dominates precious metals futures trading. Russ and Pam Martens of the financial blog Wall Street on Parade just identified how much control they have.… Keep Reading

Mining Stocks Flash Powerful Signal for Gold and Silver Markets

“The S&P 500 posted its best first half of a year since 1997, soaring 17.3% and reaching an all-time high.” That’s all well and good for conventional index investors. But they are missing out on much bigger growth potential now being put on displa… Keep Reading

Government-Pumped Student Loan Bubble Sets Up Next Financial Crisis

Presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are promising as much as $1.6 trillion in student debt forgiveness for millions of borrowers. Critics smell a cynical campaign ploy to try to buy the youth vote...… Keep Reading

The Gold and Silver Uber-Bull Run Is Upon Us

GLD (SPDR Gold Shares NYSE) is the world's largest gold-centric Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). On Friday June 21, 2019 – one day after The Gold and Silver Volcano is Ready to Erupt was posted on this site – a record single day's inflow (gold buying) of o… Keep Reading

Peru’s Largest Primary Silver Mine Production Plummets 54%

According to Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines, the country’s largest primary silver mine saw its production plummet by 54% in the first quarter of 2019.… Keep Reading