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If the Market Believes in the Fed, the Market Has Problems (Video)

Shortly after the Federal Reserve’s rate hike announcement on Wednesday, Peter Schiff appeared on Fox Business alongside Moody’s Chief Economist John Lonski and Fox Business correspondent Charlie Gasparino. For once, everyone seemed to agree with Peter that the Fed’s decision does not actually mean the US economy is truly recovering. As Peter pointed out that […]

Yellen’s Backtracking, America’s Next Recession, and Silver Opportunities (Video)

Peter Schiff got right to the point with Alex Jones last week: Obama is just trying to finish out his term without any major disasters. At this point, Peter thinks the Federal Reserve just might raise interest rates a hair this month, but then immediately lower them again when it becomes clear the economy is […]

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 […]

Bubble Fundamentals: This Market Needs More Cheap Money (Video)

On CNBC Asia on Wednesday night, Peter Schiff defended his forecast that the Federal Reserve is very unlikely to raise interest rates in December. He argued the Fed is focused on keeping a market bubble inflated, instead of allowing the US to experience a painful, but necessary economic recovery. Peter pointed to companies like Amazon […]

Why Not Go All-In on Socialism? (Video)

Peter Schiff discussed the market expectations of a December rate hike from the Federal Reserve in his latest appearance on Alex Jones’ InfoWars. The two went on to discuss the real condition of the United States economy and why the US may soon be following Europe’s lead towards negative interest rates and more inflation. Finally, […]

Rate Hike Riddles: Interpreting the Fed Minutes (Video)

The Federal Reserve released its October meeting minutes yesterday, and the financial media largely interpreted them as saying a December interest rate hike is still a lock. However, Peter Schiff points out to CNBC that the minutes weren’t nearly that conclusive. As far as he’s concerned, the minutes leave plenty of wiggle room for the […]

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 […]