SIGNED INTO LAW: New Jersey Eliminates Sales Taxes on Gold and Silver
By Money Metals Exchange (Trenton, NJ – September 12, 2024) – Sound money advocates are hailing their hard-fought victory today as New Jersey’s Senate Bill 721…
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The Dangers of Money Printing: Thomas Jefferson and the Financial Panic of 1819
By Michael Maharrey To steal a phrase from Thomas Jefferson, the Federal Reserve and the U.S. government have buried us under a “deluge of paper…
Shell Game: How America’s Money Devolved from Gold to Fiat
By Joshua D. Glawson Imagine a street performer standing behind a small table, moving three shells around at lightning speed, concealing a pea beneath one…
Central Bank Gold Buying Trends and the Federal Reserve’s Inflation Strategy
By Money Metals Exchange In the latest episode of Money Metals’ Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey explored two key financial topics: the surge in central…
What is Sound Money? A Comprehensive Guide
By Joshua D. Glawson Sound money is a concept that refers to money that retains its value over time and provides a stable foundation for…
U.S. Presidents on Sound Money: A Historical Perspective
By Joshua D. Glawson Throughout U.S. history, the concept of sound money has played a crucial role in shaping the nation’s financial stability. Sound money,…
Tax-Grabbing Nebraska Politicians Taught a Lesson by Sound Money Supporters
(Lincoln, Nebraska) – In a powerful display of grassroots pressure, Nebraska politicians beat a hasty retreat this week after attempting a brazen tax grab that would…
We Don’t Have a Wage Problem; We Have a Money Problem
By Michael Maharrey The push to raise the minimum wage is relentless. For a while, it was “Fight for $15,” but with rampant price inflation,…
Love Mises to Pieces: The Rising Fascination with Austrian Economics, Sound Money, Precious Metals, and Cryptocurrency
By Joshua D. Glawson In recent years, a growing number of people have become captivated by Austrian Economics – specifically Ludwig von Mises, sound money,…
The Federal Reserve Does Not Own Gold
By Ryan McMaken Historically—as during the days of the classical gold standard—central banks maintained stocks of gold to facilitate the conversion of gold-backed national currencies….
Gold Revaluation Is a More Responsible Money Creation Method
By Chris Powell This week, the brilliant journalist and financial analyst Mike Maharrey of Money Metals revisited the recent dream of inflationists… …to increase the…
Money Metals Opens Idaho-Based Gold Depository Larger Than Fort Knox
Eagle, Idaho (August 12, 2024) – The Western United States now has its very own Fort Knox, only substantially larger. After three years of planning…
Central Bank Gold Buying Through First Half Of 2024 Sets Record
Authored by Mike Maharrey via Money Metals Despite central bank gold buying slowing moderately in the second quarter, it set a record through the first…
Kentucky Governor Plans to Continue Collecting Sales Tax on Gold and Silver Despite New Law
By Michael Maharrey Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has decided he’s going to continue collecting sales tax on the sale of gold and silver despite a…