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The Fed Appears Poised to Resume Monetizing the US Government’s Massive Debt

It looks like the Federal Reserve is about to get back into the bond business and help the US government deal with its massive debt. The Treasury Department announced yesterday that it will not have to borrow as much money in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 as originally anticipated. But this is not because […]

Central Bank Gold-Buying Binge Continues

Central banks added more gold to their reserves last month, continuing a trend that stretches back into last year. Globally, central banks added another 31 net tons of gold in March, according to the latest report by the World Gold Council based on International Monetary Fund data. That brings the total increase in central bank […]

Peter Schiff: What’s Going on With the GDP?

The Commerce Department released the first estimate of Q1 GDP growth on Friday. It came in higher than expected at 3.2%. Somewhat surprisingly, the price of gold rose on the news and the dollar showed some weakness. The primary reason was presumably lower inflation. This means the Fed still has the excuse it needs to […]

Peter Schiff Talks Oil and Inflation (Video)

Peter Schiff recently appeared on RT to talk about rising oil prices, how they relate to inflation and what it could mean for the US economy.

Fun on Friday: Your Daily Dose of Dumb

There’s a video going around on Facebook blaming Trump because tax refund amounts are lower this year. I’m telling you, this video takes dumb to a whole new level!

Yo! Where’s the Inflation At? SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 04.26.19

The mainstream pundits and economists keep telling us inflation is “tame.” But is it really? Or are they just not looking in the right place? In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey talks about inflation and how it factors into the bubble economy. He also covers the week’s activity in the […]

The US Government’s Unsustainable Primrose Path of Debt

Month after month, the Trump administration runs multi-billion dollar deficits. The national debt has ballooned to over $22 trillion. According to the most recent Treasury Report, the US has a net worth of negative $21.5 trillion. And this understates the problem. As Wolf Richter of WolfStreet puts it, the US government has “debt out the […]

India Jumps on the Gold Bandwagon

The Reserve Bank of India has jumped on the gold bandwagon. Since December 2017, the Indian central bank has added 50.4 tons of gold to its reserves. India bought 8.2 tons of gold in January and February of this year and analysts project that pace to pick up. Economist Howie Lee told Bloomberg he expects […]

Peter Schiff: The Bigger the Boom, the Bigger the Bust (Video)

During the New Orleans Investment Conference, Peter Schiff participated in a panel discussion with Ben Hunt and Mike Larson. They talked about bubbles, booms and busts.

More Gold for Russia

This has become a monthly feature here a SchiffGold News – Russia buys more gold. The Central Bank of Russia added another 18.7 tons of gold to its stash in March according to a press release last week. This boosts the country’s gold reserves to 2, 167.9 tons or 69,700,000 ounces. Gold now makes up […]