The Federal Reserve is expected to maintain current interest rates through the first half of 2025 before implementing two rate cuts beginning in September, according to a Bloomberg News survey of economists. President Trump’s trade policies have created uncertainty, causing economists to lower growth forecasts while raising inflation projections. New tariffs on major trading partners like China, Canada, and Mexico have unsettled financial markets and raised concerns about potential stagflation—a combination of slowing economic growth and persistent inflation.

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The Silver Supply Deficit: Why Prices Could Keep Climbing
Is the world entering a silver supply deficit? Mike Maloney argues that rising industrial demand and slow mine supply could create years of shortages. If the trend continues, silver may become far harder to obtain—and prices could move much higher.




