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
The gold-silver ratio has surged to over 90-1.This indicates that silver is extremely underpriced from a historical perspective.In other words, silver is on sale.The last time we saw a gold-silver ratio over 90-1 was in the early...
Where does the world get its silver?In 2023, silver mines produced 830.5 million ounces of silver. That total is projected to decline by about 1 percent to 823.5 million ounces in 2024.Silver mine output has been declining for nearly...
The budget deficit continues to balloon, with the Q1 2025 budget shortfall running 39.4 percent higher than the same period in fiscal 2024.The Biden administration ran an $86.7 billion budget deficit in December, according to the latest...
President Donald Trump hasn’t even been sworn into office yet and he’s already locking horns with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.During the December Fed meeting, Powell & Company indicated that the pace of interest rate cuts...
Based on preliminary data, the silver market ran its fourth consecutive record market deficit last year.This was one of several silver-related stories highlighted in the latest issue of the Silver Institute’s Silver News.Record...
With American consumers using credit cards to make ends meet month after month, and interest rates well over 20 percent, it’s only a matter of time before the spending spree comes to an end. After all, credit cards have this inconvenient...
Treasury yields are rising even as the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates.This is a big problem for Uncle Sam, who is already struggling to pay for its borrow-and-spend addiction.The central bank has dropped interest rates by 100 basis...
It’s the Friday before Christmas, and as my gift to you, I’m going to wreck one of your childhood holiday memories.Yes. I am a grownup. But I still love Christmas specials. Snoopy decorating his doghouse. The Grinch folding up the...
Daddy poured more punch into the punch bowl even as he threatened to cool the party down. Whether Papa Powell follows through on the threat remains to be seen.The Federal Reserve delivered another interest rate cut at its December meeting...
The stock market and the economy have been generally kind to the Boomer generation. But Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has a warning. "BOOMERS are SOL: When stock market bursts…BOOMERS will be BIGGEST...
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