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Delicious Irony from the Fed: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Nov. 29, 2019

Stock markets hit new highs again this week. If you believe the headlines, the bullishness on Wall Street is mostly a function of trade deal optimism. But there’s another factor driving stocks higher – easy money courtesy of Federal Reserve (not) quantitative easing. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey talks […]

A Silver Lining: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Nov. 22

It’s been a pretty dreary week on Wall Street with another round of trade war pessimism. Otherwise, there hasn’t been a lot of economic news to roil markets and precious metals have remained pretty much rangebound. But host Mike Maharrey has a silver lining for you on this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, […]

Market Review: Improving Investor Sentiment Will Drive Silver Prices Higher

Improving investor sentiment will drive silver prices higher. This was the conclusion drawn from the Metals Focus/Silver Institute Interim Silver Market Review. Metals Focus director Philip Newman presented the data during the Annual Silver Industry Dinner hosted by the Silver Institute. His presentation featured historical supply and demand statistics and provisional estimates for 2019.

J. Powell Goes to Congress: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Nov. 15, 2019

There was more optimism about a trade deal this week. There was also more pessimism about a trade deal this week. Markets reacted accordingly. But there was some other interesting news out there. Jerome Powell lectured Congress about the national debt and last month’s inflation data came in hotter than expected. Host Mike Maharrey covers […]

Delusional Market Overreaction: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Nov. 8, 2019

It’s been a tough week for gold and silver and a record week for stocks because of — you guessed it — optimism about a trade deal. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey breaks down the news of the week. Along the way, he also compares fickle investors obsessed […]

Silver Investment Up and Other Silver News

Silver investment in three major categories is up so far this year, according to a report highlighted in the latest edition of Silver News. Silver held in ETFs hit an all-time high this year. Year-on-year through mid-August, 736.9 million ounces of metal were held in silver-backed ETFs. Meanwhile, global mint silver bullion coin sales rose […]

Fun on Friday: Treasure Hunting!

Since moving to Florida, I’ve been able to spend a little bit of time on the beach. It’s interesting watching what people pick up. You can kind of categorize people based on their haul of beach-combing treasures. First-timers to the beach will basically pick up anything. Broken cockle-shells are worthy of the newbies’ treasure bag, […]

Fed Rate Cut 3.0: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Nov. 1, 2019

As expected, the Federal Reserve cut rates for the third time this year. We’re now down to 1.5%. The Fed hinted that cuts are likely on pause for now. But should we believe it? Was this the end of a mid-cycle adjustment? Or should we expect more moves by the central bank? In this episode […]

It’s Deja Vu All Over Again: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Oct. 25, 2019

We’ve talked a lot about government debt and consumer debt. In this episode of the SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey highlights the massive corporate debt bubble. As he explains, it’s eerily similar to the mortgage debt bubble the blew up in the years prior to the 2008 crash. It’s a little like deja […]

SchiffGold Now Accepts Ethereum Cryptocurrency

SchiffGold can now accept the Ethereum cryptocurrency as a method of payment for gold and silver. This is great news for investors looking to diversify their cryptocurrency portfolio with precious metals. For details on how to buy gold or silver using bitcoin, bitcoin cash or Ethereum, click HERE.