Money Metals News Service

Summertime Sizzle for Gold and Silver

Summer doldrums? Not for precious metals markets! In early July, gold and silver each broke out to fresh multi-year highs. The yellow metal is within striking distance of new all-time highs and the headlineworthy figure of $2,000/oz.… Keep Reading

Coin Shortage Ramps Up War on Cash

Many retail businesses including grocery stores and fast food restaurants have been wrangling with a national coin shortage. Some are posting notices informing customers that they will need to pay in exact change or use alternative payment methods such as… Keep Reading

Rep. Mooney Seeks to Audit Gold Intervention, Ban Federal Tax on Precious Metals

Surreptitious intervention in the gold market by the U.S. government is the target of legislation introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Alex X. Mooney, R-West Virginia.… Keep Reading

Silver & Gold BREAKOUT Above Important Technical Levels

Today, both silver and gold broke above important technical levels. The gold price hasn’t been this high since September 2011 when it peaked at $1,923 during that month. Silver finally pushed through the critical $18.50 level and closed at $19.16, accor… Keep Reading

The Simon-Ehrlich Bet Did Not Settle the Question

Is everyone familiar with the bet between Julian Simon and Paul Ehrlich? Ehrlich wrote a book titled The Population Bomb. He held a pessimistic view of the future, in which population growth would outstrip resources (essentially the same as Thomas Malthus… Keep Reading

The #1 Question for Beginners in Precious Metals

More new people may have made their first purchase of physical gold or silver in the past 4 months than in any four-month period in history. This sort of data isn’t reported and tracked. But if our experience as one of the nation’s largest precious me… Keep Reading

What Do The Charts Now Say About Gold & Silver?

What a difference in the gold and silver prices since yesterday, eh? On the last day of trading in June, both gold and silver hit important technical levels. Gold closed at $1,800, and silver closed at $18.64. And, during early Asian trading, both metals … Keep Reading

These Are the Times That Call for Gold

As third quarter trading kicks off following a tumultuous first half of the year, investors are hoping for an auspicious July.… Keep Reading

National Precious Metals Dealer Offers Gold-Backed Sound Money Scholarships to Deserving Students

Money Metals Exchange has joined with the Sound Money Defense League to offer the Sound Money Scholarship -- the first gold-backed scholarship of the modern era.… Keep Reading

How the Fed Gets Away with Ripping Off Ordinary Americans

The Federal Reserve has printed trillions of dollars without generating runaway price inflation through the use of a neat trick.… Keep Reading