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

Paper silver has driven the market for years, but with metal in short supply, physical demand is beginning to exert control.After briefly skyrocketing to $120 an ounce, the silver price has corrected, retreating to the $75 range....
It’s really exciting watching those Olympic athletes go for those silver medals, eh?No, you don’t need to send me emails telling me there is a typo in the first line of my article. I meant what I wrote. They are going for silver.Now, you...
The silver market is projected to run its sixth straight structural supply deficit in 2026 as investment demand remains high.Based on preliminary data compiled by the Silver Institute, silver demand outstripped supply by about 95 million...
The Debt Black Hole got a little bigger as U.S. consumer debt unexpectedly surged in December. Americans apparently put a Christmas spending spree on Visa and Mastercard.Consumer debt climbed by $24 billion, a 5.7 percent...
The Seattle Seahawks will square off against the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Sunday. The winner will take home a big chunk of silver.And it is worth a heck of a lot more than the trophy the Philadelphia Eagles took home last...
Gold and silver both sold off on Friday in a correction that was probably overdue.Gold kicked off last week trading just over $5,020. As the week went on, the price soared, topping above $5,600 before crashing back below $5,000 on Friday....
This is how de-dollarization works.Danish pension operator AkademikerPension said it is selling all of its U.S. Treasurys.AkademikerPension investing chief Anders Schelde said the fund will divest its entire $100 million in U.S....
Silver charted its fifth consecutive structural market deficit in 2025 based on preliminary analysis of the data. The shortfall will likely exacerbate tight supply issues that have precipitated a significant silver squeeze.This is one...
Silver was up nearly 148 percent in 2025, and the price has continued to climb in the new year, trading over $90 an ounce.With the rapid gain, silver now ranks as the second-most valuable asset in the world with a market cap of $...
The Debt Black Hole has claimed another victim.Saks Global Holdings, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company couldn’t dig itself out from...

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