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Peter Schiff: The Media Has Flipped the Narrative on Trump

Last week, the yield curve inverted, with the yield on the 10-year Treasury falling below the yield on the 2-year for the first time in 12 years. This has historically been a good predictor of recessions. US stock markets sold off on the news, with the Dow shedding 800 points. As Peter Schiff noted in […]

Peter Schiff: Now Is a Great Time to Get Into Gold

Markets have been yo-yoing and analysts have been debating what it all means. Peter Schiff appeared on RT Boom Bust on Aug 19 to talk about what’s going on in the global economy and more specifically in the gold market. Peter said now is an ideal time to get into gold. Peter started out the […]

Uncle Sam Is Spending Like We’re In Recession; What Happens When We Really Are?

Last week we got the updated federal budget deficit numbers. At $867 billion, the 2019 fiscal year budget shortfall has already eclipsed last year’s deficit of $779 billion. The out of control spending and spiraling deficits are concerning enough on their own terms, but they become absolutely horrifying when you consider that these budget shortfalls […]

Mobius: Buy Gold at Any Level!

Last week we reported that the mainstream is turning bullish on gold, and in recent months, a number of prominent investors including Paul Tudor Jones, Thomas Kaplan and David Roche have all talked up the yellow metal. This week, we have another well-known veteran investor saying buy gold. During an interview with Bloomberg, Mark Mobius […]

Peter Schiff: There’s No Way Out and It’s Political Disaster for Trump

Peter Schiff appeared on Fox Business After the Bell last week after the yield curve inverted and the Dow dove 800 points. Peter said the looming economic disaster for the US will turn into a political disaster for Pres. Trump. Peter started out the interview asserting that everything the Federal Reserve has done since the […]

Negative Interest Rate Absurdity and How It Screws Up the Economy (Video)

Negative-yielding debt surged to over $15 trillion earlier this month. This pile of negatively-yielding paper includes government and corporate bonds, along with some euro junk bonds. In a recent episode of the Wolf Street Report, Wolf Richter called this “NIRP absurdity.” And it could be coming to America. Negative interest rates started out as a short-term […]

Fun on Friday: Politicians Are Liars Edition

Politicians are liars. I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you this. Let’s just call it a friendly reminder. I was reminded of this fact as I wrote an article about the anniversary of Richard Nixon slamming shut the gold window for the Tenth Amendment Center.

Recession Warning! SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Aug. 16, 2019

The bond market flashed a major recession warning sign as the yield curve inverted this week. Meanwhile, Trump whipsawed markets when he appeared to blink in the never-ending trade war with China. That made for an interesting week for gold. In this week’s Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey breaks down the events of […]

Peter Schiff Wants to Go Double or Nothing on His 2006 Bet With Art Laffer (Video)

Economist Art Laffer owes Peter Schiff a penny after losing a 2006 bet. Now Peter is ready to go double or nothing. Peter won the penny on a bet he made with Laffer on Larry Kudlow’s TV show back in 2006. Peter said the economy as going to crash. Laffer said the economy was doing […]

Yield Curve Inverts Flashing Recession Warning; Stocks Plunge

The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell below the yield on the 2-year for the first time in 12 years, stoking recession fears and tanking stock markets. Yield curve inversions have preceded all nine recessions since 1955.  This was the first time the 10-year Treasury yield has dropped below the 2-year yield since June 2007 […]