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Peter Schiff: Government Solutions for High Gas Prices Will Just Make Things Worse

As Peter Schiff put it in a recent podcast, government solutions make every problem worse. The solutions being floated to help Americans deal with high gas prices are no exception.

Peter Schiff: This “Everything Is Great” Attitude Can’t Last Forever

Despite rising interest rates and more hawkish talk from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, the stock markets keep pushing upward. Everybody seems to think the Fed has things under control and everything will be just fine. In his podcast, Peter explained why this “everything is great” attitude will have to come to an end.

Peter Schiff: The Fed Will Raise Rates… Until It Can’t

After going from not even thinking about thinking about raising interest rates, to thinking about it, to talking about it, the Fed finally got around to raising rates last week. Peter Schiff called it the most anticipated and probably the least significant rate hike ever. So, what’s next? In his podcast, Peter said the Fed […]

Peter Schiff: The Most Anticipated and Least Significant Rate Hike Ever

The Federal Reserve wrapped up its March meeting, delivering a 25 basis-point interest rate hike in the face of a 7.9% CPI. Peter Schiff called it the most anticipated and probably the most meaningless rate hike in history.

Peter Schiff: Beware of Gold Scams

Gold is an important part of your investment portfolio. But when you’re buying gold, you don’t want to overpay and you need to be on the lookout for scams.

Gold Touches Record Territory and It’s Not Just Russia

Gold pushed above $2,000 an ounce on Tuesday and made a run at the all-time record high. The yellow metal was up $54 on the day, closing at $2,052 despite some selling after it nudged the all-time high. Some of this is clearly safe-haven buying due to the situation in Russia, and a lot of […]

Peter Schiff: The Road to Debt Monetization Is Paved With Good Intentions

Jerome Powell testified on Capitol Hill last week. He said the central bank plans to hold the course on rate hikes and monetary tightening despite the global chaos caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also continued to dodge any responsibility for rampant inflation. In fact, he repeated a lie Ben Bernanke told in […]

Peter Schiff: Russia Is the New “Excuse Variant” for the Fed

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has completely changed the market dynamics. In his podcast, Peter talked about the impact the situation is having on the markets and the global economy. He also looked ahead, saying Russia can now serve as a convenient excuse for the Fed to back off its planned monetary tightening. Of course, […]

Peter Schiff: Sanctions on Russia Could Mean Even Higher Inflation for Americans

President Joe Biden has announced the first round of economic sanctions on Russia as tensions in Ukraine continue to mount. The sanctions came in response to an announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin recognizing two breakaway republics in Ukraine and his decision to send troops into those regions. Sanctions are meant to punish Russia, but […]

Peter Schiff: The Fed Inflation Fight Will Cause a Recession — And More Inflation

The markets seem to be anticipating a Fed inflation fight. They also seem to be realizing that this is going to cause a recession. But they still haven’t come to grips with the fact that this is not going to fix the inflation problem. In his podcast, Peter Schiff argues that the recession will actually […]