SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Podcast

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. It seems like we've been playing a broken record over the last few weeks. The dollar is up; gold is down. But can dollar strength persist? Friday Gold Wrap host Mike Maharrey doesn't think so. In this episode, he tells you why and explains why he thinks there is...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. Mike Maharrey is on vacation this week, so he pre-recorded a special episode of the Friday Gold Wrap. This week, he breaks down a US News article that offers five reasons gold is a bad investment. He doesn't agree with our intrepid journalists and takes apart his...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. Millions of Americans are struggling with student loan debt. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey explains how the student loan debacle is a microcosm of the broader economy. He also talks about some important news relating to the supply of...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. In this episode of the SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey focuses on some demand fundamentals as he discusses the increasing use of gold and silver in high tech applications. He also covers the economic news of the week, including the latest jobs num...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. The price of gold dropped to six-month lows this week. A lot of people are pretty bearish on the yellow metal. But in this week's episode of the SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey offers some reasons why you shouldn't give up on gold. He talks about...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. Gold hit 2018 lows this week as the dollar surged. There is a lot of dollar bullishness in the market right now. But is this faith in the greenback really warranted? In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey talks about why some of the reasons p...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. There is a boogeyman lurking in the shadows of the economy - inflation. In this episode of the SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey talks about how inflation is already impacting the economy and puts it in context of the latest move by the Federal Rese...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. The federal government is a fiscal trainwreck with trillions of dollars spiraling into a black hole. Meanwhile, millions of Americans are relying on massive programs like Social Security and Medicare that are functionally insolvent. In this episode of the SchiffG...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. Mortgage refinance applications have dropped to 18-year lows. This, along with surging sub-prime credit card delinquency rates, sends important signals about the economy. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey explains in detail. He also cove...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. The Federal Open Market Committee released the minutes from its May meeting this week. Most analysts interpreted them as more dovish than expected. Some are even beginning to speculate that the Fed may be close to ending the tightening cycle. Why? Because an econ...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. Gold has struggled this week with a stronger dollar and surging bond yields. But there are some more fundamental things going on in the gold market people might be missing. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey talks a little about rising bo...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. The Big Mac Index is telling us something. In this episode of the SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast, Mike Maharrey explains. He also covers some important gold market news and tells you just how bad things have gotten in Venezuela. Tune in to the Friday Gold Wr...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. The crowd is excited about the low unemployment number. The crowd is optimistic about the economy. The crowd isn't very interested in gold. Should you follow the crowd? In this episode of the SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey breaks down the latest...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. There was another big stock market selloff on Tuesday as the 10-year Treasury yield cracked 3%. Could rising interest rates bring about the end of stock market dreams? SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap host Mike Maharrey talks about the potential impact of rising inter...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. It was a pretty slow week in economic news, but there are some rumblings in the bond market. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey looks at some data that might just be an ill-omen. He also shares some pretty astounding information about glo...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. The mainstream keeps talking up the economy and trying to boost expectations. But at some point, expectations are going to crash head-first into economic reality. There are already warning signs. In this episode of the SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Mahar...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. News this week has focused on the potential for a full-blown trade war between the US and China. Some analysts think this could be good for gold. But there are other flashing warning signs in the economy that the mainstream isn't paying much attention to. In this...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. The mainstream keeps telling us everything is great in the economy. The stock market is fine. The fundamentals haven't changed. In a sense, they're right. The fundamentals are still lousy. In this week's episode of the SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Mahar...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. Debt and rising interest rates are like dynamite and blasting caps. Put them together and eventually they go boom. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again this week. The US government spent more money. In this episode of the SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap, h...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. Mainstream economists, talking heads and government officials keep telling us everything about the economy is great. But it's not. In this episode, host Mike Maharrey focuses in on the latest retail sales data and concludes there are some real problems lurking. H...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. Gold has shown a lot of volatility over the last few weeks with the price rising and falling based on the news of the day. In this episode of the SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey touches on some of the news items, including the most recent...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. Mainstream talking heads in the financial media keep telling us there isn't very much inflation. They're wrong. The problem is they are focused on the symptoms, not the underlying illness. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey explains what...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. News in the investment world continues to focus on interest rates and inflation. But most of the mainstream pundits don't get it. They are still talking up the dollar and talking down precious metals. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey ex...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. In this episode, host Mike Maharrey breaks down the relationship between bonds, the dollar, inflation and rapidly expanding levels of debt. It's not a pretty picture. He also talks about the latest gold supply news. Tune in to the Friday Gold Wrap each week for a...

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. The stock market is tanking, interest rates are climbing, and Congress just authorized more spending. A lot of people say government deficits don't matter. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey explains why this is fake news. He also talks a...