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Regulatory Changes in India Could Boost Gold Market

Last week, there was some significant news out of India that could further boost the country’s gold market. The Indian government will now allow banks to engage in gold bullion business – including holding, buying, selling, hedging and leveraging the yellow metal. Under current rules, banks can only serve as a consignment or channeling agent […]

Northern Irish Investors Buying Gold Amidst Fears of Brexit-Induced Crisis

Northern Irish investors are buying gold and lots of it as a safe-haven in the midst of Brexit uncertainty. Merrion Vaults, a leading Irish supplier of gold and precious metals storage services, said the number of clients from Northern Ireland purchasing and storing gold in the Republic of Ireland has increased by 70% this year.

Fun on Friday: Yeah? So?

Every morning, I get up and peruse the latest gold news. As part of that process, I just Google the word “gold.” I find a lot of useful articles that way. But I also have to filter through a lot of extraneous stuff – headlines like “Australian Bicycle Team Wins Gold Medal.” Anyway, I generally […]

The Powell Put: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 11.30.18

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.

The Fed’s Crazy Game of Chicken

As Peter Schiff put it in his most recent podcast, Jerome Powell blinked. In a surprising about-face, the Federal Reserve Chair hinted that interest rates are “just below” neutral, leading to speculation that the central bank might be close to ending its tightening cycle.  Peter said the Fed has basically been playing a game of chicken […]

Prepping Basics: It’s Your Dime Interview with Preparedness Expert Suzanne Sherman

Are you prepared for a disaster? People tend to stereotype “preppers” as tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorists waiting for the zombie apocalypse. Suzanne Sherman busts all the stereotypes.

Fed Chair Releases Dovish Trial Balloon; Says Interest Rates Are Close to “Neutral”

Stocks rallied and the price of gold got a bounce after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell released a dovish trial balloon on Wednesday. During a speech at the Economic Club of New York, Powell seemed to indicate interest rates are “just below the broad range of estimates of the level that would be neutral for […]

Pop Goes the Auto Bubble: It’s Your Dime Special

In this special episode of It’s Your Dime, Mike Maharrey switches roles and becomes the interviewee. Mike recently appeared on Inside the News with Paul Jensen and Suzanne Sherman on K-TALK AM1640 in Utah to talk about the popping of the auto bubble and more generally how the Federal Reserve has set us up for […]

Corporate Debt Could Make Next Recession “Difficult to Manage”

Bankers, investors and executives are increasingly worried about corporate debt,  according to a Reuters report. Specifically, the concerns center around “leveraged lending.” These are loans made to firms already deeply in debt. Think subprime loans for corporations. As the Reuters report put it, “the concern is that the loans would be difficult to either collect […]

Protect Your Retirement from the Raging Bears

In a recent appearance on RT Boom Bust, Peter Schiff emphasized the stock market bubble has burst and we are already in a bear market. This is early in this bear market. It’s very young and unfortunately, it’s going to be very long-lived. I think this is going to be similar, if not worse, than the […]