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
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...
The impact of Chinese silver export rules won’t be as significant as many initially thought.Last week, I reported that China was attempting to control the silver market using more restrictive export rules and that it could...
An interesting development in the COMEX silver exchange seems to reflect an accelerating silver squeeze.The stage was set for a silver squeeze last April when significant amounts of metal moved from London to New York, driven by tariff...
I can’t afford to buy a home!I hear this lament often, especially from young folks. Boomers often respond, saying, “Quit buying $6 lattes and ordering Uber Eats, and maybe you could save for a house.”It might just be me, but it seems like...
Silver now finds itself at the center of a geopolitical wrestling match over critical elements.In what is clearly an effort to control the market, China recently announced export controls on silver. This could exacerbate global supply...
In yet another sign of growing global de-dollarization, Chinese mining companies in Zambia are now paying royalties and taxes in yuan.As Bloomberg put it, this is the “latest sign of the growing acceptance of the currency on...
Silver surged above $80 an ounce on Friday, capping a meteoric rally that drove the metal’s price up 176 percent over the year.What is driving silver higher at such an unprecedented rate?There are several factors.Dollar...
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