Gold: Mainstream Myth and Market Realities

Talk about a Christmas gift! Gold and silver both hit new record highs Christmas week, with gold eclipsing $4,500 and silver above $70.  But are these precious metals in a bubble? In this episode of the Midweek Memo podcast, argues that they are not. He thinks that the gold and silver markets are telling us something - that they are signaling an important monetary paradigm shift. This week, Mike also explains why the Magi gave the gift of gold to Jesus and tells you where that gold is today and how it got there. (Yes, we know!)

Join Money Metals' Mike Maharrey and Dr. Peter Earle – Director of Economics and Economic Freedom and a Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute of Economic Research – as they discuss the gold standard, why governments dislike it and the reasons behind why it was abolished. 

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/