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Frightening Data Points to Potential Market Panic & Fed Inaction

Yesterday, the Arms Index (TRIN) spiked dramatically to levels not seen since 2011 and nearly twice as high as last week’s “Black Monday.” The Arms Index is a way of measuring how balanced the stock market is, with higher values suggesting the market might head in a bearish direction sooner than later. As ZeroHedge describes […]

This Month in Gold – August 2015

South Korea, China Buying Up Gold Reuters, Bloomberg – South Korea and China both reported an increase in gold purchases last month. Based on first-half sales through the country’s largest gold merchant, South Koreans are on pace to purchase $860 million in bullion – a yearly record. Analysts estimate South Koreans hold around 800 metric […]

Ray Dalio Follows Peter Schiff’s Lead: Watch for Minor Rate Hike, then QE4

In mid-July, Scott Nations of CNBC as much as laughed in Peter Schiff’s face when Peter predicted the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates a very small amount before launching a fourth round of quantitative easing in 2016. Nations said: It seems that you’re a little bifurcated here. You say that you think the Fed […]

When World Leaders Tell the Public, “Don’t Panic”…

This article was submitted by Addison Quale, SchiffGold Precious Metals Specialist. Any views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold. Bloomberg recently published an article about how world political leaders don’t have too much to say about the current sell off in equities – the worst […]

Could Americans Someday Use Dollars as Napkins?

Stories about plummeting stock markets, a sputtering Chinese economy, and the yuan versus the dollar have dominated financial news over the past few weeks. Lost in the din: the economic disaster continuing to unfold in Venezuela. Venezuelans face crippling shortages of basic staples as their currency, the bolivar, continues to inflate at breakneck speed. Hyperinflation […]

Financial Media Starting to Agree with Peter Schiff: QE4 Is Coming

In an attempt to stem stock market losses and stimulate a sagging economy, the Chinese central bank slashed its interest rate on Tuesday. As Bloomberg reported, it was the fifth Chinese interest rate cut since last November. The one-year lending rate will drop by 25 basis points to 4.6 percent effective Wednesday, the Beijing-based People’s […]

Greenspan: Higher Interest Rates Are Inbred in Human Nature (Video)

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan appeared on Fox Business this week with two strong messages for investors: 1. The United States economy is “extraordinarily sluggish,” and part of this problem is the massive amount of government entitlements. He pointed out that entitlements have grown nearly 10% a year for the past 50 years, no […]

Great Reason to Own Precious Metals, Even If You’re Not a Gold Bug

This article was submitted by Addison Quale, SchiffGold Precious Metals Specialist. Any views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold. Most people who buy physical gold and silver these days tend to be those who are worried about our financial system. They see unbacked, untrustworthy fiat […]

Surviving Without Fiat: Alternative Currencies in Greece

The other week, we wrote about the growing barter economy in Greece. With cash withdrawal limits still in place, Greek citizens are finding it difficult to conduct daily business using traditional methods. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports on the flourishing of a variety of alternative currencies, particularly one named TEM: TEM—a sophisticated form of […]

PBOC & Yuan: Trust Gold, Not Central Bankers

This article was submitted by Addison Quale, SchiffGold Precious Metals Specialist. Any views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold. So the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) just weakened the yuan fix to the United States dollar by the most on record – 1.9%. A central […]