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

Uncle Sam is cashing in on tariff revenue, but it’s not keeping up with his out-of-control spending habits.Despite triple the amount of tariff income, the July budget deficit surged to $294.14 billion, 19 percent higher than a year...
The July CPI data indicated moderate price inflation and boosted optimism for a September interest rate cut, even though monetary inflation is on the upswing. There were no big surprises in the July CPI data, with the numbers...
There were more warning signs in the bond market last week when the U.S. held an auction and the world yawned.Analysts called the 10-year Treasury auction “soft.” In a nutshell, investors snubbed Uncle Sam, forcing bond yields even higher...
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....

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