Mike Maharrey

Mike Maharrey is a journalist and market analyst for MoneyMetals.com with over a decade of experience in precious metals. He holds a BS in accounting from the University of Kentucky and a BA in journalism from the University of South Florida.

Articles by Mike Maharrey

Silver may have recently touched $40 per ounce, intraday, but according to Peter Krauth, author of The Great Silver Bull and publisher of the Silver Stock Investor newsletter, this rally is far from over. 

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While the bulls are running down Wall Street and stocks keep surging to new record highs, Joe Main Street is feeling stressed.LegalShield’s Consumer Stress Index (CSLI) increased by 4.4 percent in the second quarter and is at the...
President Donald Trump made headlines when he fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after a particularly bad July jobs report, calling it rigged.I’ve been saying the numbers are rigged for a long time. In fact...
The June CPI data indicated that price inflation is heating up, but government numbers only tell part of the story. Raising prices isn’t the only way companies cope with the incessant devaluation of the dollar. Sometimes they resort...
I ran across a 2021 meme the other day that vividly illustrates just how quickly the government is destroying your money.The meme points out that in 1964, the minimum wage was $1.25, or five quarters. That sounds really low, but keep in...
I’ve been talking about the de-dollarization trend for several years. Now, some of the world’s big financial players are starting to take notice.In a recent note, JPMorgan Chase highlighted the de-dollarization trend, pointing...
Are undeclared silver purchases by the Russian government boosting the price of silver?There is some anecdotal evidence that they are.Silver is up nearly 28 percent this year. It briefly traded above $39 an ounce earlier this week....
There’s a silver rush in India.Indians are known for stockpiling gold, but they are increasingly turning to silver as the price has pushed to 14-year highs.In rupee terms, silver set a record of ₹114,875 per kilogram (around $41/ounce). A...
Based on the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, prices showed signs of creeping higher in June. However, there were enough dovish points in the data to support those pushing for looser monetary policy.The headline annual CPI spiked...
Through the first half of 2025, inflows of silver into ETFs eclipsed the total for the entirety of 2024, reflecting a surge of silver investment demand. The average annual price of silver rose 25 percent in H1. That was...

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1 cubic foot of silver weighs approx 655 pounds whereas 1 cubic foot of gold weighs more than half a ton.

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