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Dutch Gold Is Another Vote Against US Financial System

This post was submitted by Erik Oswald, SchiffGold Precious Metals Specialist. While financial commentators continue to bash gold as an asset that produces nothing and should be left to the pages of history, the real story of the gold market is found at the macro economic and fundamental level. Central banks the world over have […]

As Countries Gobble Gold, Volcker Warns of Inflation

The price of gold in US dollars was up 1.5% this morning, boosting it to a 2-1/2 week high. Although the financial media continues to be bearish on precious metals, central banks around the world are starting to look more closely at the yellow metal as an important asset. Their reasons for buying or considering […]

Global Gold Supply and Demand Dynamics

This post was submitted by Erik Oswald, SchiffGold Precious Metals Specialist. Any views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold. In this article from Smaulgld, Louis Cammarosano examines the fundamental supply and demand figures for the gold market. Demand for physical gold has been increasing year […]

US Dollar Will Lose Reserve Status by End of Decade (Video)

Renowned author and investor Jim Rogers appeared on RT yesterday to share his thoughts about the end of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency. In this short interview, he suggests that the Chinese renminbi might fill the void left by the dollar. This prediction shouldn’t be much of a surprise to our readers, […]

China & Russia Continue to Box Out West

This post was submitted by Erik Oswald, SchiffGold Precious Metals Specialist. Russia and China have signed a gas deal that would side-step Western markets. This agreement is just the latest development as the two countries continue to cement ties and diversify their holdings away from the United States. Reaching this agreement further removes the Chinese […]

Swiss Gold “Yes” Vote Could Boost Gold 17%

Last week, an analyst for Bank of America predicted that gold could rise to $1,350 if Switzerland passed the “Save Our Swiss Gold” initiative at the end of November. That’s almost 17% higher than today’s gold price. The media is not just watching the price of gold in the weeks leading up to the Swiss […]

Greenspan: Gold Is the World’s Premier Currency (Audio)

A couple weeks ago, we reported on Alan Greenspan’s prediction that the price of gold would rise. He said this at the New Orleans Investment Conference. In an interview at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) the next week, Greenspan commented even more on gold, though the CFR did not publish his thoughts in the […]

Voters Know the Economic Recovery Is Fake

The latest jobs numbers were released today, and the financial media is making much of the drop in the unemployment rate – now 5.8% according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Obviously, the economy must be getting better, just like Janet Yellen and Barack Obama have been telling us, right? Not so fast. The results […]

Breaking News: US Mint Sells Out of Silver Eagles

SchiffGold and other major precious metals dealers have just received notice that the United States Mint has temporarily sold out of its Silver American Eagle bullion coins. There has been a huge surge in demand for silver bullion in the past week, as the price of the metal hit four year lows. Clearly investors are […]

Silver: The World’s Super Metal

The price of silver has hit four-year lows. This isn’t because physical silver is no longer a valuable, safe-haven investment, but because mainstream economists and investors believe the Federal Reserve’s hype that the US economy is recovering. Peter Schiff explains why the economy isn’t recovering here. Physical silver is not just an important investment asset, […]