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Peter Schiff: We Have Global Currency Weakness; They’re All Losing Value When Priced in Gold

Several currencies have been strong against the dollar over the last couple of days, but as Peter Schiff said in his podcast, the biggest gainer wasn’t a currency at all. It was real money – gold. Gold hit six-year highs on Monday and set records in a number of currencies. It continued to move upward […]

A Race to Hell: Negatively Yielding Debt Tops $15 Trillion for First Time Ever

Negative yielding debt has exceeded $15 trillion globally for the first time ever. This pile of negatively yielding paper includes government and corporate bonds, along with some euro junk bonds. WolfStreet called it a “race to hell.”

Peter Schiff: It’s the Same Economy; Nothing Has Changed

April’s jobs report came out better than expected. According to the Labor Department, the economy added 263,000 jobs last month. That came in well above the expectation of 180,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.6%, the lowest level since December 1969. But in his most recent podcast, Peter Schiff said the job headlines actually […]

Bitcoin Is a Replacement for Gold? Not So Much

A recent video ad produced by a digital currency asset company titled “Drop Gold” created some waves on social media last week. The ad encourages investors to drop gold from their portfolios and replace it with digital currencies such as Bitcoin. “In a digital world, gold shouldn’t weigh down your portfolio,” the ad proclaims. But […]

Fun on Friday: What? A Free iPad? I Didn’t Get Squat!

I was perusing my local newspaper’s website the other day when I came across this headline – “University of Kentucky to Give iPads to All Incoming Freshman This Fall.” I have to admit, just seeing the headline kind of annoyed me. Because you know what I got when I started at UK as a freshman […]

Stuck in Neutral: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 05.03.19

The Federal Reserve FOMC met this week. When it was all said and done, the Fed did nothing. We’re stuck in neutral. As expected, there was no rate hike. Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the central bank would likely maintain this neutral stance into the foreseeable future, staying patient, neither raising nor lowering rates. […]

Peter Schiff: The Fed Is a Lot More Dovish Than It Admits

The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting wrapped up yesterday with Fed policy still in neutral. As expected, the FOMC left interest rates unchanged and seemed to indicate it doesn’t plan to do anything at all in the near-term. Jerome Powell’s comments dampened expectations that the central bank might move to cut rates in the […]

Focus on Fundamentals: Gold Demand Up 7% in the First Quarter

Gold demand was up 7% year-on-year in the first quarter, according to the World Gold Council Gold Demand Trends Q1 2019 report. Total global demand came in at 1,053.3 tons, driven primarily by central bank buying, inflows of metal into ETFs and strong demand for gold jewelry.

Australian Mines Are Running Out of Gold

Australian mines are running out of gold, according to a report by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Analysts say Australia sits poised above a “production cliff.” The country could slip from the world’s second-largest gold producer to fourth by 2024. The Australian gold mining industry faces the same problem as South Africa’s – aging mines.

Silver News: Global Demand Up and More Technical Innovations

Global silver demand rose for the first time since 2015 last year. The Silver Institute highlighted the growing demand for silver along with a number of technological innovations utilizing the white metal in its latest edition of Silver News.