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
You've probably heard the phrase, "Go for the gold!"Well, in hockey, they do things a little differently. It's "Go for the silver!"Tonight, hockey players from either Edmonton or Florida will skate around holding a giant silver Cup over...
It's starting to get difficult for the most optimistic cheerleader to pretend this economy is "robust."We got more evidence today that the American consumer is tapped out.And that's really bad news for an economy that depends on consumers...
The petrodollar quietly died this week.While it didn't get big headlines, the demise of the petrodollar could mean big trouble for a U.S. government that depends on dollar dominance to support its borrowing and spending."Petrodollar"...
Silver use by the solar energy sector is one of the primary factors driving the overall demand for silver, and there is reason to believe photovoltaic silver off-take will continue to increase in the years ahead.Not only is the demand for...
American consumers kept their credit cards in their pockets for the second straight month in April, a bad sign for an economy that has run on plastic for the last year.After cratering in March, revolving credit contracted in April. ...
When the Federal Reserve started raising rates, it precipitated a financial crisis. The central bank managed to paper over the problem with a bailout program, but the crisis continues to bubble and percolate under the surface.According to...
Last month, silver cracked the key resistance of $30 an ounce level for the first time in over a decade. It’s been quite a bull run for silver, and Chen Lin thinks it has plenty of legs left.Lin is the founder of Lin Asset...
India imported more silver through the first four months of 2024 than it did in the entirety of last year.Indian silver imports totaled 4,172 tons of silver from January through April. That compares with 455 tons during the same period in...
Governments constantly tinker with prices. Government people claim it's in our best interest, but price manipulation creates all kinds of unseen negative consequences.Sometimes governments set price ceilings, mandating that the cost of...
All that glitters isn’t gold.Silver also has quite a shine lately.While gold has gotten the headlines, silver has had a solid bull run over the last several months. In fact, the white metal has outperformed gold in this gold bull...
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