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Schiff on VRIC Media: Inflation Is Worse Than They Admit

In his latest appearance on VRIC Media, Peter walks through how rising prices, renewed balance-sheet expansion and growing debt shape the case for real money. He connects headline numbers to policy choices, explains who wins and who loses from inflation, and doubles down on gold as a reliable store of value. He begins by flagging […]

Schiff on Coin Telegraph: Bitcoin Leverage Is a Trap

In a recent interview on the Coin Telegraph YouTube channel, Peter takes aim at the growing use of leverage to buy Bitcoin, focusing on Strategy’s (formerly Microstrategy) debt-fueled strategy and its risks for ordinary investors. He warns that borrowing to buy a volatile asset creates fragile finance that can wipe out retirements, and he contrasts […]

Real Rates Are Collapsing and Nobody Sees It — Gold’s Biggest Setup Ever

PPI hit 6%, yields hit 19-year highs, and gold dropped 4%. Traders are selling on the most bullish data gold has ever seen. Gold fell 4% and silver dropped 10.5% on the week despite the most bullish inflation data in years. Peter Schiff explains why traders have it exactly backwards: April PPI surged 1.4% month-over-month […]

Schiff on CapitalCosm: Energy-driven Inflation is a Boon to Metal

Earlier this week, Peter joined Danny on CapitalCosm to warn that a dangerous combo of higher energy prices and rising interest rates is squeezing Americans and shifting investor behavior. He connects those forces to a renewed move into gold and silver as hedges, lays out the likely political fallout for Republicans in the midterms, and […]

Peter Schiff: Real Rates Fall, Inflation Soars

Peter opens Wednesday’s episode of the Peter Schiff Show by describing the difficult hand dealt to new Fed chair Kevin Warsh. He then walks listeners through recent startling inflation data, interest-rate math, and what that means for the dollar and precious metals. He closes by defending market-driven change and the role of the consumer in […]

How Antitrust Policy Helped Kill Spirit Airlines

Most Americans are familiar with the frustrations of air travel, including high fares and limited options. Those less versed in the history of airline regulation may not realize that this oligopoly was built with government help from the very beginning, and that antitrust crusaders who claim to fight Big Business often end up strengthening the […]

War’s Lasting Cost to Liberty

War is often sold to the public as a noble necessity, but those not versed in its true history may not appreciate how reliably it serves as the greatest enemy of liberty, inevitably stripping citizens of rights, expanding state power, and destroying the futures of those who fight. The following article was originally published by […]

The One Type of Person at the Heart of the Fed

The current Federal reserve board chairman and his successor share a very specific trajectory. They both went to an Ivy League for undergrad, got elite law degrees, went into the banking industry, and then transitioned to the public sphere. Their specific path should not be surprising to anyone, but we must critically ask whether people […]

April CPI Surprise Sends Gold to $4,700 as Energy Costs Surge

April’s Consumer Price Index offered scant comfort to households or policymakers, with headline prices rising 0.6 percent for the month and 3.8 percent from a year earlier, according to Wednesday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics release. Though the monthly pace eased from March’s blistering 0.9 percent gain, the yearly rate accelerated, underscoring that the inflation fire […]

Why Hasn’t the Iran War Pushed Gold Even Higher?

Gold prices reached record highs in early 2026 following an epic 2025, fueled by central bank buying, inflation concerns, and demand for assets outside traditional finance. Since then, gold has pulled back significantly. Conditions created by the US-Iran war that began last February have contributed to this correction, but why?  While gold is usually pumped […]