Coming up don’t miss our exclusive interview with Frank Holmes of U.S. Global Investors. Frank and Mike Maharrey cover a lot of ground as they dive into the divergence between physical bullion and minting stocks and whether Frank expects the underperformance in mining stocks to continue into the new year. 

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First published by Money Metals Exchange here: https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2024/12/20/gold-backed-scholarship-program-awards-11500-to-nine-students-003703
Nine bright young scholars earned $11,500 to put towards the cost of college through a scholarship program promoting the sound money cause.

First published by Money Metals Exchange here: https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2024/12/20/why-tax-when-they-can-just-print-003702
<p><img src='https://www.moneymetals.com/uploads/content/why-tax-when-they-can-just-print-social.jpg'/></p>Ask Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) inflationists, and they&#039;ll say we tax to punish the bad people who have too much money.

First published by Money Metals Exchange here: https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2024/12/20/yukon-cornelius-and-his-quest-for-silver-and-gold-it-wasnt-what-you-probably-think-003701
<p><img src='https://www.moneymetals.com/uploads/content/Yukon-Cornelius-and-His-Quest-for-Silver-and-Gold.jpeg'/></p>You probably think Yukon Cornelius was looking for silver and gold in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer but the actual story is a little bit different.

First published by Money Metals Exchange here: https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2024/12/20/technical-update-on-gold-silver-003700
<p><img src='https://www.moneymetals.com/uploads/content/technical-update-on-gold-silver-social.jpg'/></p>Although the Fed met expectations by cutting rates on Wednesday, it roiled the markets by signaling a slower pace of rate cuts in the future.

First published by Money Metals Exchange here: https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2024/12/20/india-gold-imports-at-record-levels-in-november-003699
<p><img src='https://www.moneymetals.com/uploads/content/India-Gold-Imports-at-Record-Levels-in-November.jpeg'/></p>Gold imports into India surged to record levels in November as investment demand for both physical metal and ETFs remained robust.

First published by Money Metals Exchange here: https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2024/12/19/inflation-bites-the-38-million-man-003698
<p><img src='https://www.moneymetals.com/uploads/content/Inflation-Bites-The--38-Million-Man.jpeg'/></p>It would cost a lot more than $6 million to create a Six Million Dollar Man today!