Peter's Blog

Gold-Backed Yuan Could Ultimately Replace USD as Reserve Currency (Video)

On Friday, International Monetary Fund Director Christine Lagarde basically green-lighted the proposal to add the Chinese yuan to the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights basket of currencies. Peter Schiff told RT’s Boom Bust that this is just another step in the direction of China surpassing the United States as an economic power. Ultimately, Peter believes China […]

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 […]

Political Prisoners, US Economic Delusions, and Escaping the Next Crisis (Video)

In his latest appearance on Alex Jones’ InfoWars, Peter Schiff began by discussing the tyrannical imprisonment of his father Irwin Schiff. They went on to discuss the economic predicaments of both the United States government and the average American citizen. In a country crippled by debt and an unhealthy sense of entitlement, Alex and Peter […]

Europe’s Largest Gold Dealer Targets Asian Demand & $1,500 Gold Price (Video)

The CEO of Degussa Golchandel, the largest precious metals bullion dealer in Europe, explained why he disagrees with the mainstream market sentiment concerning the price of gold. Rather than dropping to $1,000 an ounce, Wolfgang Wrzesniok-Rossbach expects a $1,500 price point in the near future. He has three core reasons for this analysis: speculative investors […]

Bernanke’s Defense of Fed Monetary Policy Is Utter Nonsense (Video)

Mainstream economists continue to defend and even praise Ben Bernanke’s response to the 2008 financial crisis. But as it becomes more and more obvious that the United States economy never fundamentally recovered from the Great Recession, savvier analysts are speaking up. On Bloomberg TV, David Stockman lambasted Bernanke for flooding the markets with zero-cost money, […]

The Cost of Government Is What It Spends, Not What It Taxes (Video)

Peter Schiff joined two other guests on Fox Business’ Closing Bell with Liz Claman. They discussed what it would take for the United States government to balance its budget without deficit spending. Peter Hoekstra, a former Republican Congressman from Michigan, argued that the government had managed to balance the budget in the 1990s. However, Peter […]

We’re in the Eye of Gigantic Financial Hurricane (Video)

Doug Casey spoke with Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog. Just like Jim Rickards, Jim Grant, and Dr. Ron Paul, Casey believes we’re in the middle of a cataclysmic era of central bank intervention that will result in an unprecedented monetary collapse. In fact, Casey doesn’t think the United States ever got clear of the economic hurricane […]

Irwin Schiff’s Legacy & How to Escape the Inflation Tax (Video)

Ernie Hancock of Declare Your Independence interviewed Peter Schiff about the tragic death of his father, Irwin. They discussed Irwin Schiff’s legacy and his influence on Peter’s understanding of economics. Peter has chosen to promote his father’s principles by educating the public about how to avoid the US government’s most insidious tax – not the […]

Going Up: The Fed’s Balance Sheet & Gold (Video)

Peter Schiff began his latest interview with Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog by explaining the history of the United States government’s debt ceiling. Peter argued that the idea of a real debt ceiling is a fantasy, just like the Federal Reserve’s narrative of a broad economic recovery. Greg pointed out that some analysts are predicting a […]