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Gold Keeps Gains as Fed Minutes Show Doubts About Rate Policy

Oil prices rose and the dollar weakened Wednesday as gold futures maintained a three-week high even as the release of FOMC minutes seemed to suggest a more aggressive rate hike schedule was being considered, according to MarketWatch. After its vote last month to raise the Federal funds rate 25 basis points, the Fed estimated three […]

US Currency Crisis Coming in 2017

In his latest podcast, Peter Schiff lays out why optimism for the US dollar in 2017 is just wishful thinking. Trump’s tax cuts and increased spending are likely to create only a fraction of the stimulus most people expect, given the budget deficits and national debt we face. Investor hopes also reside with Trump’s tax […]

Top 5 Most Popular SchiffGold Stories of 2016

Along with its string of celebrity deaths, presidential comebacks, and populist political movements around the globe, 2016 will also be remembered as full of dramatic market changes. Because history tends to repeat itself, here’s a look back at the top five most popular Schiff gold blog posts of 2016 that may prove beneficial for investors […]

Market Shakeups for Gold and Silver Prices for 2016

The prices of gold and silver are always moving, influenced by factors such as current events, market speculation, currency fluctuations, and supply and demand. In 2016, there were several events that influenced the highs and lows of the gold and silver market. For investors, staying on top of these fluctuating prices is crucial to financial […]

Jim Rickards: Trump’s Stimulus Plan Not Happening

Economist Jim Rickards appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” outlining his 2017 predictions for rate hikes, Trump stimulus, and the coming US recession. Rickards believes the markets are unwittingly pricing in a stimulus plan that will never materialize. “Trump wants to cut taxes. Steve Bannon is talking to his advisors about a trillion dollars of infrastructure […]

New Gold Study Shows Emerging Markets Bringing More Demand

The World Gold Council, a leading market development organization, released a study on global gold markets showing the retail investment market is “well positioned” for future growth. The study looked into four major markets: China, India, Germany, and the US and found healthy latent demand within every market. It also identified some interesting purchasing distinctions […]

Survey Shows Economists Lack Confidence in 2017 Rate Hikes

According to a recent Financial Times survey, a majority of top economists predict the Fed won’t be as aggressive on raising interest rates as it suggests. After last week’s rate hike announcement, the Fed’s own dot plot showed it had planned for three federal funds increases for 2017, according to MarketWatch. However, the majority of […]

Fed Up Friday: How the Rate Hike May Impact US Economy

Unsurprisingly, the Fed decided to raise rates this week to a range between 0.5 -0.75%. Janet Yellen cited dropping unemployment as one of the primary reasons the FOMC green lit an increase. However, an economy so dependent on cheap money for so long may find it difficult going through the withdrawals of higher rates, especially […]

Rising Interest Rates Will Lower Stock Prices

As many expected, the Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate to a range of 0.5% – 0.7%. During Janet Yellen’s announcement, she said rising employment rates among other measures have led to “considerable progress” for the economy, adding she and her FOMC colleagues expected the economy to “continue to perform well.” In response to […]

$5 Billion London Gold Exchange Market Getting Revamp

Competition among some major exchange groups is beginning around the London gold market, one of the world’s largest gold exchanges. The overall market is worth around $5 trillion and is expected to be hotly contested over the next 5 years as groups like CME Group Inc., Intercontinental Exchange Inc., and the London Metal Exchange fight […]