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June 5, 1933: The Dollar’s Day of Infamy

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Dec. 7, 1941, “A date that will live in infamy.” When it comes to the US monetary system, June 5, 1933 should share that ignoble title, because that date marks the beginning of a slow death of the dollar. Eighty-two years ago, the US […]

This Month in Gold – May 2015

Austria Repatriating Some Gold from Britain Reuters – Austrian central bank officials say they plan to repatriate some of its gold reserves from Great Britain in response to criticism that it stores too much of its precious metal abroad. The Austrian National Bank administers the country’s 280 metric tons of gold reserves. Currently, about 80% […]

US GDP Drops Dramatically in First Quarter

Just as Peter Schiff has been predicting, first-quarter GDP in the United States was revised dramatically lower today. The Commerce department previously estimated that US economic output rose 0.2% in the first quarter of 2015, but it is now reporting a seasonally adjusted rate of negative 0.7%. Peter has anticipated this downward revision since the […]

Venezuela Could Be a Crystal Ball for America

A lot of mainstream analysts will tell you that hyperinflation and currency collapse can’t happen today in an established economy, and they discount warnings about the dollar’s future by people like Peter Schiff. But one only needs to look to the south to see that it not only could happen, it is. Venezuela was once […]

Thinking Like China and the Road to $64K Gold

A recent report by Bloomberg highlights that if China were to adopt a gold standard, it would look nothing like the traditional systems used in the past. Ken Hoffmann, Bloomberg’s Global Head of Metals & Mining Research, doesn’t believe conventional western wisdom can predict the actions China might take. In fact, he cautions that China […]

Metals Market Update: Yellen’s Dilemma

This article is 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. Metals have again found themselves very much range-bound this past month. Gold is trading between $1170 and $1230, and silver is bouncing back and forth between $15.75 […]

Trends Driving Recent Gold Rally Firmly Entrenched

Gold hit a three-month high on Monday, driven by fears over Greece’s ability to pay debts and soft economic data in the US. The price of gold peaked at $1,232.20 Monday, before sliding a bit on Tuesday. CNBC reports a sharp rise in the euro and indications the European Central Bank may speed its 1 […]

Danish Proposal the Latest Salvo in the War on Cash

The war on cash continues to heat up with a proposed law in Denmark that would open the door to what Jim Leaviss called “the first step towards an economic revolution that sees physical currencies and normal bank accounts abolished,” in a recent Telegraph column. Last month, we reported on the reasons central banks would […]

See No Evil: The Truth of April’s “Goldilocks” Economic Data

The April non-farm payroll report has been called the “Goldilocks” report, because it apparently provided just the right data markets wanted to see. A better-than-expected job creation number “proved” that the US economy continues to recover. However, the report was not strong enough to spur the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates sooner, which could […]

Government Debt Driving Chicago the Way of Detroit

Can the economic health of the nation’s largest cities tell us anything about the health of the greater economy? Perhaps. On Tuesday, Moody’s downgraded Chicago’s credit rating to junk level. The downgrade comes in response to the city’s growing pension liabilities, paired with a new Illinois state court ruling that public pensions cannot be cut […]