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.
Mike Maharrey Articles
Despite the recent selloff, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) remains bullish, forecasting $6,000 gold and $100 silver in 2026.
Fundamentally, gold is money, but it does have other practical uses, contrary to what some ignorant commentators might tell you.
Underscoring the fact that gold is money, Tanzania plans to use part of its gold reserves to finance infrastructure development. Late last month, President Samia Suluhu Hassan directed the Tanzanian central bank to liquidate a portion of...
A cooperation agreement between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and Shanghai will facilitate gold trading as part of a push to elevate the role of China’s two financial centers in the global gold market.
After rising to an all-time high of 4,025 tons in 2025, ETF gold holdings continued to climb in January, growing by another 120.1 tons. In dollar terms, ETFs globally added $19 billion to their gold holdings. It was the strongest monthly...
So, President Trump has announced his pick for Federal Reserve Chairman, and the markets are not pleased. Everybody seems convinced that Kevin Warsh is a “hawkish” pick, and markets are throwing a temper tantrum because they think he might...
Central bank gold buying moderated in 2025 but remained far above the recent historical average. Central banks stepped up purchases in the final quarter, adding 230 tonnes to global gold reserves, a 6 percent quarter-on-quarter increase....
Global gold demand topped 5,000 tonnes for the first time ever in 2025. Factoring in the 65 percent price gain, the total value of gold demand increased 45 percent year-on-year to an unprecedented $555 billion.
With demand for gold and silver at a fevered pitch, speculative mania has driven premiums in China to extremely high levels, creating tension in the marketplace.
As usual, the Federal Reserve did exactly what everybody expected at its January meeting. The central bank put interest rate hikes on pause and delivered a generally sanguine view of the economy.
