A Wing and a Prayer: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 11.04.22
The Federal Reserve delivered a 75-basis point rate hike at its November meeting, as expected. But what’s next? That’s a little harder to decipher. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey digs into the mixed…
Our Money Is Broken: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 10.21.22
Tune in to the Friday Gold Wrap each week for a recap of the week’s economic and political news as it relates to gold and silver, along with some insightful commentary. Inflation is raging. The economy is teetering on the…
This Is What Losing Looks Like: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 10.14.22
The September Consumer Price Index (CPI) data came out on Thursday. Once again, it was “hotter than expected,” despite the Federal Reserve hiking rates by over 3% since March. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike…
Something’s Gonna Break! SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 10.07.22
Last week, the Bank of England threw in the towel on its inflation fight and launched a quantitative easing program. Why? Because something broke in the UK financial system. That led to a rally in stocks and precious metals this…
Economics Always Wins in the End: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 09.30.22
With a hurricane barreling toward his home, Friday Gold Wrap podcast host Mike Maharrey called an audible and recorded this week’s show ahead of time. And since the hurricane is in the news, as well as top-of-mind for his family,…
Feel the Pain! SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 09.23.22
The September Federal Reserve meeting wrapped up this week with another 75 basis point rate hike. And Fed Chairman Jerome Powell admitted that there is going to be some pain as the central bank continues to fight inflation. In this…
The Dirty Little Secret: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 09.16.22
We got the August CPI data this week and it came in hotter than expected. Stocks suffered a big selloff. Everybody is betting on the Fed to get even more aggressive in its inflation fight. In this episode of the…
The Calm Before the Storm: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 09.09.22
This week was the calm before the storm that will begin next week with the August CPI data and continue with the September FOMC meeting the following week. Friday Gold Wrap host Mike Maharrey takes advantage of the lull to…
Hello Fed! Welcome to Reality! SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 09.02.22
The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank published a rather surprising paper that swerves into the truth – the Fed can’t win this inflation fight. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey talks about the paper.…
Getting Technical: A Metals Exchange Interview
Over the last several months, you may have noticed a new series of articles with a data-driven focus here at SchiffGold. In this Metal Exchange interview, host Mike Maharrey talks to the man behind those articles. Mike and Tony dig…
Brain Dump: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 08.19.22
It was a relatively slow news week in the financial realm. For once, the Fed didn’t do anything particularly noteworthy. So, Friday Gold Wrap Host took advantage of the lull. Along with covering some economic data and media spin, he…
Now What? SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 08 12 22
The Consumer Price Index data for July cooled even more than expected. The question is how will the Federal Reserve play this? In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey breaks down the CPI data, talks…
Jobs Jobs Jobs! SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 08.05.22
Jobs are on everybody’s mind as the July employment report comes out. Will the labor market show more cracks? Or will it give the pundits more room to spin the idea that we’re not really in a recession? In this…
Spin Cycle: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 07.29.22
This week, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates another 75 basis points despite a second straight quarter of negative GDP growth. Meanwhile, Congress is debating a big government spending bill to “reduce inflation.” In this week’s Friday Gold Wrap podcast,…
Words Matter! SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 07 22 22
We’ve heard all kinds of excuses for inflation. It was COVID. It was Putin’s price hikes. It’s greedy corporations. This week, we learned it’s the millennials’ fault. As host Mike Maharrey explains in this week’s Friday Gold Wrap, all of…
The Fed’s Sophie’s Choice: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 07.15.22
It happened again. The CPI data for June came in hotter than expected. Prices rose at the fastest pace in this inflationary cycle. That pushes the Fed ever closer to having to make a very difficult choice. In this episode…
Writing Checks They Can’t Cash: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 07.08.22
The Federal Reserve is putting on quite the tough guy act. Everybody is convinced the central bank is going to keep up the inflation fight even if the economy gets shaky. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast,…
How to “DIY” Invest (and make $749.39/Hour)
Do It Yourself (”DIY”) investing! Should you do it? Well.. it depends, but that’s what I will show you in this video. If you are a beginner to the world of investing and the financial markets, let me walk you…
Gazing Into a Hazy Crystal Ball: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 07.01.22
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continues to insist that the economy is strong enough to withstand tighter monetary policy to fight inflation. But the economy seems to be saying otherwise. So, how will this play out? In this week’s Friday…
Dumping Water on a Drowning Man: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 06.24.22
They tried to deny it for months, but now everybody knows we have an inflation problem. The president, Congress and all of the central bankers at the Fed are trying to find ways to solve this problem. But as host…