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Hillary’s Scary New Cash Tax
This article was written by Justin Spittler and originally published by Casey Research. Any views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold. Have you heard of “negative interest rates?” It’s become a phenomenon with economists and the media. There’s a good chance you’ve read an article about it. But I’m […]
Central Bankers Driving Us Toward Uncertain but Gloomy Future
In a recent interview published at the Daily Bell, Anthony Wile engaged in a wide-ranging discussion with economist and investment expert Marc Faber. Wile and Faber hit on a wide range of subjects from oil markets, to agricultural lands, to the future price of gold. Faber said we shouldn’t follow the media lead and blame […]
Keynesian Hedge Fund Manager Agrees with Peter Schiff on Fed’s Next Move (Video)
On Wednesday, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund appeared on CNBC and made exactly the same prediction Peter Schiff has been making for months – the Federal Reserve’s next moves will be taking rates back to zero and launching another round of quantitative easing. It’s important to remember that Ray Dalio doesn’t share […]
More of the Same Policy Is Creating More of the Same Problems (Video)
In his most recent Liberty Report, Ron Paul declared that the economic calamity anticipated by many free market advocates is now at hand. Paul focused in on the obsession people like Paul Krugman have with deflation, pointing out that it isn’t the problem; it is merely the symptom of an economy trying to correct itself. […]
Fed Has Created an Economic Hall of Mirrors (Video)
Jim Grant agrees with Peter Schiff that the Federal Reserve cannot continue to raise interest rates in 2016. On CNBC today, Grant explained his reasoning for why the Fed will regret raising rates in December and reverse its course of action: It seems to me that the Fed is more likely to go to zero […]
Demolishing the “Deregulation Caused the Financial Crisis” Myth
Hindsight is supposed to be 20-20, but for some people it seems like it’s blind. We’re approaching a decade since the housing bubble burst, plunging the US economy into the worst crisis since the great depression. Still, defenders of big government and central planning continue efforts to sell the myth that the meltdown was caused […]
Echoes of 1776: Is a Monetary Revolution Coming?
This article was written by Stefan Gleason and originally published at the Tenth Amendment Center. Find it here. Is America on the cusp of a revolution that will usher in a new monetary order? The lessons of history tell us that no fiat currency retains its value for long or lasts forever. And as Shakespeare […]
Ron Paul’s Economic Myth Busters: Inflation & Capital Creation (Video)
Dr. Ron Paul interviewed Chris Rossini, regular contributor to LewRockwell.com and author of Set Money Free: What Every American Needs To Know About The Federal Reserve. Together, they debunked some common American myths, including the real source of inflation, US foreign policy against radical Islam, and the importance of real savings and capital in an […]
Gold Is On Sale in US Dollars Compared to Other Currencies (Video)
Rob McEwen provided Kitco with an insider’s view on the mining industry and physical gold investment. McEwen was the founder and former CEO of Goldcorp, the world’s fourth largest mining company, so his insights into precious metals should not be taken lightly. McEwen had 3 very important observations for investors: 1. If prices remain this […]
The Classical Gold Standard: Debunking Leftist Propaganda (Audio)
In a new podcast, Tom Woods tears apart an article from the liberal website Think Progress in which an amateur economist attacks the gold standard. Joseph Salerno (Academic Vice President of the Mises Institute) and Jeffrey Herbener (Associate Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics) joined Woods to counter the mainstream misconceptions of the […]