Peter’s Blog

Carl Icahn made news this week when he sold his stake in Netflix. However, the bigger message Icahn shared with CNBC was that he thinks the United States stock market is “extremely overheated.” He warned investors that he sees similar problems as 2008: I personally do [think that the US equity market is in for […]

It’s been a while since we heard from Jim Rickards, one of the leading contrarian economists. In a new interview with Kitco, Jim shared his opinions on a wide range of topics. He talked about the current relationship between the United States dollar and the Chinese yuan, as well as what he expects to happen […]

Renowned investors like Bill Gross and Carl Icahn have warned Fox Business that a bubble is forming in financial assets. Icahn told Fox: [In] the financial markets, I believe that there really is a bubble brewing. Interest rates now are at a low that in the history of the Federal Reserve, they’ve never been held […]

Dr. Ron Paul shared his free market perspective of Federal Reserve policy with CNBC. Dr. Paul warned that the stability of the current financial system “depends on a psychological acceptance of this system.” He argued stocks and bonds will crash dramatically when the markets realize that ever-expanding debt and money printing have only stimulated malinvestment. […]

If all the world’s debt were backed by gold, the US dollar price of the yellow metal would be nearly $34,000. Frank Holmes of US Global Investors explains the math in an insightful article. 5.9 billion ounces = total above-ground gold in world. At $1,181 per ounce, that’s about $7 trillion. Total global debt = […]

While Marc Faber thinks the Federal Reserve should have raised interest rates years ago, he’s not at all surprised that it did not raise rates this month. In fact, he thinks the United States and global economies are too poor for Janet Yellen to raise rates at all this year. He predicts the US will […]

Ross Beaty is the Chairman of Alterra Power Corp and Pan American Silver. He is an expert in the energy sector and precious metals mining. Beaty spoke with Cambridge House Live about why he owns gold and silver as a protection from the economic and political uncertainties of the next decade. From disruptions in the […]

Danielle DiMartino was a former advisor to Richard Fisher, the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve. On CNBC this week, DiMartino identified herself as an economist more concerned with the power of free markets when she cited Ludwig von Mises as one of her personal heroes. She went on to share insights into the Fed’s […]

Precious metals analyst Ed Steer shared his expectations for the price of gold and silver with Cambridge House Live. While Steer believes that the paper gold markets are the main determiner of prices right now, he thinks Western investors should mimic the habits of the Chinese and buy as much physical gold and silver as […]

Gordon T. Long explained to USAWatchdog why he sees hyperinflation coming to America in the future and how investors should prepare for an escalated war on cash. While Long agrees with analysts like Peter Schiff and Marc Faber that the world is facing a debt crisis and major currency upheavals, he believes the world is […]