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Why Can’t Banks Raise Their Rates on Deposits?

Why Can’t Banks Raise Their Rates on Deposits?

As the Federal Reserve has hiked rates from 0% to over 4.75%, the average interest rate on bank deposits has remained low, around the FDIC’s national average for savings accounts of 0.37%. This has led many to ask the simple question.   Why aren’t banks raising the interest rate on deposits?   The Hotel California Banking System  […]

Did the Fed just Pivot?

Did the Fed just Pivot

Last week, we had this to say about the implications of SVB’s collapse…  Everyone in the market has to think about an unpleasant reality and come to grips with it. They have to consider the risks of things that previously they may have thought absolutely safe. Such as bank deposits, and Treasury bonds (and government-guaranteed […]

What Caused the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank?

The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

You can listen to an audio summary of this article below. Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed and was then seized by the California Department of Financial Protection on Friday, March 10. This came after a frenetic two days, when the bank announced a big loss, tried to raise capital, and then faced an accelerating run-on-the-bank. […]

2023 Gold Outlook Webinar

Monetary Metals Gold Outlook 2023

In the live 2023 Gold Outlook Webinar, CEO Keith Weiner commented on the conclusions of the Gold Outlook Report and answered attendees’ questions. If you did not get a chance to fill out the survey during the interview please take a moment to fill it out here. Additional Information Chapters 00:00:00–00:01:12 Intro 00:01:012-00:07:17 Conclusions of […]

Jay Powell is Victor Frankenstein

Zombie Powell

In the world of finance, something has been haunting economists and investors alike: zombie firms. The Fed has created hordes of zombie firms, with a study in April 2021 finding that over 25% of U.S. companies were zombies in 2020. These undead firms have been sucking the life out of the economy.  But things are […]

Want to know where silver is headed in 2023? Look at this little-known indicator…

Silver and Labor

Every year we take a step back from our regular business of paying interest on gold and silver to our clients to give our thoughts on the likely direction of gold and silver prices for the coming year. We provide this in-depth analysis, for free, in our annual Gold Outlook Report.   This year we noticed […]

The Fed’s Demand Destruction: What It Means for You and Me

Fed Demand Destruction

If you listen to financial pundits talking about the Federal Reserve and the current state of the markets you might hear this term mentioned:  “Demand destruction.” What is it? And what does it mean for you and me? We’ll first discuss the mainstream understanding of the concept and then unpack why it’s more nefarious than […]

Monetary Metals is Hiring a Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst New Hire

Monetary Metals is growing, and we’re looking for our next key hire: Financial Analyst. We’re giving an ounce of gold to whoever refers the successful candidate. If you know the perfect candidate for this role, please follow these instructions: Email careers@monetary-metals.com with “I have a Golden Candidate” in the subject line In the body of the email include: […]

Gold Outlook 2023 Brief

Monetary Metals Gold Outlook 2023

This is a brief preview of our annual Gold Outlook Report. Every year we take an in-depth look at the market players, dynamics, fallacies, and drivers of markets, and finally, give our predictions for gold and silver prices over the coming year. Click here to download a free copy of the full Gold Outlook Report […]

CEO Keith Weiner Quoted in Barron’s

Barron's

Published February 2nd, CEO Keith Weiner’s commentary was featured in a Barron’s article discussing “Why Silver is Outperforming Gold” written by Myra Saefong. Monetary vs Industrial Metals Keith discusses how silver remains a monetary metal, unlike industrial metals like steel or copper. “…silver’s price correlates with gold’s better than with copper—and gold and silver are […]