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The US Is a “Fiscal Titanic” with the Fed as Captain (Video)

Just hours before Congress passed a funding bill last night, David Stockman appeared on CNBC to explain why the United States needs to experience a dramatic government shutdown. He argues, like Peter Schiff, that US debt is a massive bubble waiting to burst. Though one of the CNBC anchors agreed with him, another argued that […]

Former Wall Street Insider: Some Form of Bank Bail-Ins Will Come to US (Video)

USAWatchdog interviewed Nomi Prins, who formerly worked as a managing director at both Goldman-Sachs and Lehman Brothers. She is the author of All the President’s Bankers and a vocal critic of central bank monetary policies. Prins agrees with Peter Schiff that more quantitative easing will come from the Federal Reserve, however, she doesn’t think they […]

Silver Is Significantly Undervalued – A Terrific Buy (Video)

Todd “Bubba” Horwitz explained to Kitco the fundamental reasons for buying gold and silver right now. He agrees fully with Peter Schiff that the Fed won’t raise rates anytime soon:

Debt, Manipulation, and the Gold Standard

Our readers often ask tough questions about the economy, monetary policy and precious metal markets. During a recent interview, Gold Standard Institute USA president Keith Weiner provided some insightful and clear-cut answers to some of the complex issues facing us today. Weiner was first asked to pinpoint the root of today’s economic mess. He summarized […]

There Is No Way the Fed Will Raise Rates Significantly Today (Video)

Marc Faber spoke with Bloomberg TV this morning to explain why he thinks the Federal Reserve will take no significant steps towards raising interest rates when its meeting concludes today. Like Peter Schiff, Faber predicts the Fed will not commit to any steady schedule of rate hike increases and that a fourth round of quantitative […]

The Fed Is Waging Jihad Against Savers and Retirees (Video)

David Stockman, former Budget Director under President Reagan, appeared on Fox Business to warn that the United States faces a financial “time bomb” of $19 trillion of ballooning debt. This debt load will eventually become unsustainable when interest rates rise, which is an inevitability. Stockman points to the same historical data as Alan Greenspan – interest […]

Perception Is the New Truth: Physical vs. Paper Gold (Video)

Bloomberg Business interviewed Peter Hambro, Chairman and Co-Founder of Petropavlovsk – one of the largest gold mining companies in Russia. Hambro presented physical gold to the Bloomberg anchors, who seemed genuinely dubious as to its value, insisting that gold is for “speculators.” Hambro clarified that “paper gold” is for speculators, and he believes the Comex futures […]

US Mint Silver Shortage – An Inside Look (Audio)

SilverDoctors.com interviewed Tom Power, the CEO of Sunshine Minting. Sunshine is one of the biggest suppliers of silver blanks to the United States Mint, which the Mint uses to strike the American Silver Eagle coins. Sunshine also also supplies gold and silver blanks to producers around the world, and has its own line of very […]

Gold Is Money, Not a Commodity; If You Want Money, Have Some Gold (Video)

Jim Rickards defended holding 10% of your portfolio in gold on Fox Business this week. Dagen McDowell aggressively challenged his argument that gold is the equivalent of an insurance policy for your wealth, but Rickards pointed to thousands of years of history supporting his investment strategy. Rickards also stuck with his forecast for the gold […]

Ron Paul’s 80th Birthday Speech: The Future of Liberty & American Prosperity (Audio)

Dr. Ron Paul turned 80 years old last week, and the Mises Institute threw a birthday party for him. Tom Woods and Judge Napolitano introduced Dr. Paul with stirring speeches, reminding us of how pivotal Ron Paul has been to the libertarian and free-market movements. Dr. Paul delivered a resounding inspirational talk directed at those […]