Money Printer Go Brrrr!

The mainstream financial media buried the lede in its reporting on last week's Fed meeting.  They reported on the rate cut. They sliced and diced the dot plots. They analyzed every syllable coming out of Jerome Powell's mouth. But they barely mentioned the biggest story - the Fed just restarted quantitative easing (QE).  In this week's Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey covers the stuff the mainstream reporters left out. He explains what the Fed plans to do, why it is QE no matter what they call it, and how it will impact normal people. Hint: it means more inflation.

Exclusive interview with Edward Sterck of the World Platinum Investment Council. Edward shares the drivers behind the recent price gains over the last couple of years in the Platinum Group Metals, but discusses how the prospects for the two main metals in that group – platinum and palladium – have different looking outlooks over the longer term. Don't forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! https://www.youtube.com/@Moneymetals | https://www.facebook.com/MoneyMetals | https://instagram.com/moneymetals/ | https://twitter.com/moneymetals | https://www.pinterest.com/moneymetals/

Some laws were made to be broken! So, has silver cracked the fundamental relationship between price and demand? It appears that way, as silver demand is increasing even as the price skyrockets.  In this episode of the Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey explains this apparent break in fundamental laws of supply and demand and explores whether silver is what is known as a Giffen good. If so, it could signal even more explosive upside for the silver price in the months ahead.  Mike also covers the recent resurgence in central bank gold buying. 

Peter Krauth, author of the book The Silver Bull and publisher of the Silver Stock Investor, weighs in on the recent price action in the silver and explains that the physical silver market remains very tight and more.

You can spin reality using words, but math is math, and it always wins. In this episode of the Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey discusses tariffs, rebate checks, and the national debt in light of the math, along with supply and demand math in the silver market. Along the way, he reveals that the math doesn't support the political and mainstream rhetoric. 

Jorge Jraissati, President of the Economic Inclusion Group discuss the troubling subject of de-banking and how individuals and organizations are suddenly having their bank accounts closed in a growing number of instances and without clear explanations as to why. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

Have you ever wondered why the Friday after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday?  It's not the reason most people think. The actual story is much more complicated - and somewhat amusing.  In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey explains the evolution of the term "Black Friday and teaches some economics along the way. He also highlights the release of the 2026 Sound Money Index.

This week don't miss our exclusive interview with Jordan Roy-Byrne, a chartered market technician and master of financial technical analysis, editor and publisher of The Daily Gold, and the author of the book Gold and Silver: The Greatest Bull Market Has Begun. Don't forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! https://www.youtube.com/@Moneymetals | https://www.facebook.com/MoneyMetals | https://instagram.com/moneymetals/ | https://twitter.com/moneymetals | https://www.pinterest.com/moneymetals/

Decades of artificially low interest rates and money printing have altered people's perception of reality. We imagine that 5 percent interest rates and 7 percent mortgages are "high." They aren't. At least not from a historical standpoint.  In this episode of the Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey explains why we have an entire generation of people working in the financial sector who think extraordinary loose monetary policy is the norm and why they are wrong. Along the way, he highlights the government's relentless devaluation of the dollar, using the recent demise of the penny as a vivid example. 

Exclusive interview with Michael Pento of Pento Portfolio Strategies and author of the book The Coming Bond Market Collapse. Michael weighs in on the growing global de-dollarization movement as foreign countries around the world are actively working to reduce their holdings of U.S. Treasuries and more. Don't forget to also follow us on social media for more important precious metals updates! https://www.youtube.com/@Moneymetals | https://www.facebook.com/MoneyMetals | https://instagram.com/moneymetals/ | https://twitter.com/moneymetals | https://www.pinterest.com/moneymetals/