Peter's Blog

Visa, Mastercard, and Russian Commerce

It’s very easy to keep faith in modern electronic payment systems when there is nothing going wrong with them. Russians in March 2022 did not have the same luxury. Due to the country’s involvement in the war with Ukraine, Visa, MasterCard, and several other payment platforms punished all Russians. They did this in three separate […]

Insurance With a Little Shine

Everyone knows that all investments carry some amount of risk. This ranges from highly speculative cryptocurrencies to low return bonds with far lower risk. One area that people do not assign enough risk to is insurance. Insurance is supposed to be a safeguard against risk, so it seems odd to recognize that it also can […]

Did Someone Call the Comex Bluff?

The CME Comex is the Exchange where futures are traded for gold, silver, and other commodities. The CME also allows futures buyers to turn their contracts into physical metal through delivery. You can find more detail on the CME here (e.g., vault types, major/minor months, delivery explanation, historical data, etc.).

13-Week Money Supply Growth Continues to Decelerate

Money Supply is a very important indicator. It helps show how tight or loose current monetary conditions are regardless of what the Fed is doing with interest rates. Even if the Fed is tight, if Money Supply is increasing, it has an inflationary effect.

Gaining From Yesterday’s Gold Surges With Miners

When gold mining stocks lag behind gold price increases, you can front-run the next leg up in gold by buying them. And with gold rocketing toward $3,500, miners are still a discount buy. When gold mining stocks underperform relative to gold prices, they’re a potential opportunity for those who feel they’ve missed the boat on […]

Insane… Trump’s Tariff Policy

As each day follows “Liberation Day,” the Trump administration’s justifications for tariffs continue to fall. All that remains are economic fallacies and the continuing concentration of power in the executive.

Schiff on Young & Profiting: Inflation, Taxes, and the Case for Real Money

On a recent appearance on the Young & Profiting podcast, Peter Schiff joins host Hala Taha to explain why today’s economic challenges—from rising income inequality to persistent inflation—trace back to misguided monetary policy and unsustainable government spending. Peter lays out his case against the conventional wisdom of redistribution, critiques the current tax system, and calls […]

Stop Deficit Spending—Debt Reduction Follows Naturally

All libertarians agree: federal budget deficits must come to an end. But what comes after a balanced budget? How should libertarians handle the national debt?

Schiff on CapitalCosm: Gold Shines as the Dollar Falters

On his latest appearance on “Capital Cosm,” Peter shares his perspective on the mounting pressures facing the U.S. economy, especially as America’s debt situation grows more dire. He unpacks the consequences of persistent trade deficits, the shifting global appetite for U.S. financial assets, and the implications for the U.S. dollar’s reserve status. 

Antitrust on Trial: Why the FTC is an Arbitrary Threat to Fair Business

While primarily motivated by a desire to promote consumer welfare, antitrust has become a witch hunt which endangers the ability of businesses in general to effectively operate. Antitrust regulation was created on the idea that businesses can effectively collude to keep prices high, and that the emergence of monopolies will create a stable threat to […]