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Mixed Messages: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 02.22.19

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

Was Ben Bernanke Lying or Just Wildly Mistaken?

Was Ben Bernanke lying or just wildly mistaken when he claimed the Federal Reserve wasn’t monetizing the debt in the early days of the financial crisis? The Fed released the minutes from its January Federal Open Market Committee meeting yesterday. There really weren’t any surprises. The minutes emphasized the central bank will exercise “patience” in […]

Analysts Expect Strong Gold Demand in China to Continue in 2019

Analysts expect continued strong investment demand for gold in China this year. According to Xinhua News, gold as an investment will likely “glitter” in 2019 and gold jewelry sales are expected to get a boost in the Chinese lunar Year of the Pig. It also appears the People’s Bank of China is on a buying spree. China […]

Here’s One Reason Gold Is Money

Gold is money. Gold has been money for thousands of years. And one of the reasons gold is money is because it’s immutable.

The Pause Is on and Now the Mainstream Is Starting to Talk Interest Rate Cuts

Right after the last Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting, Peter Schiff said the “Powell Pause” won’t be enough to save the stock market and head off a recession. He said ultimately, the central bank would have to cut interest rates and launch another round of quantitative easing. Well, it seems the mainstream is starting […]

Peter Schiff: We’d All Be Better Off if Cortez Was Still Waiting Tables Instead of Working in Congress

Peter Schiff recently appeared on InfoWars with Alex Jones to talk about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Green New Deal. He said the real problem isn’t the climate deniers, it’s the economy deniers. 

What’s Behind the Subprime Auto Loan Fiasco? (Video)

As we reported last week, a record 7 million Americans have fallen 90 days or more behind on their auto loan payments. That’s 1 million more than the previous peak in auto loan delinquencies in 2010. But as Wolf Street points out, there is a big difference between then and now. Serious auto-loan delinquencies are […]

Peter Schiff: The Real National Emergency Isn’t At the Border – It’s the Debt

On Friday. Pres. Trump declared a national emergency. Based on that declaration, the president will reallocate $6.5 billion from other government programs to fund a border wall. In his podcast on Friday, Peter Schiff said there is indeed a national emergency, but it has nothing to do with the border. Of course, the real national emergency […]

Jim Grant Talks About the End of Balance Sheet Reduction and Negative Interest Rates (Video)

In a recent interview with CNBC’s Rick Santelli, investment guru Jim Grant talked about the Fed’s sudden about-face when it comes to its balance sheet reduction program, as well as the phenomenon of negative interest rates. In short, Grant said the central banks have done us “no favors.”

Fun on Friday: An Epic Campaign Promise

Politicians promise lots of stuff. Delivering on those promises – that’s a different matter. But when it comes to pledging to do this or that, politicians are masters. Now, most of the time they keep things pretty vague. After all, you don’t want to commit to anything quantifiable. If you did that, voters could actually […]