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Peter Schiff: Trump Trade Revitalizes Market

On Tuesday, Peter took to his podcast to cover the last week in news. In politics, sinking confidence in Vice President Harris has led to what Peter calls a “Trump trade,” where Donald Trump’s rising odds of winning in November create bullish sentiment on Wall Street. Peter also hits on campaign promises made by both […]

Kamala’s “Opportunity Agenda” Will Be Disastrous for African Americans

With Kamala Harris rapidly fading in polls among African-Americans, her campaign just released a desperate “Opportunity Agenda” for black men outlining policies that will have disastrous economic consequences. Ironically, the consequences of “forgivable loans” are likely to be the most damaging to the very same groups that she’s claiming to help.

Peter Schiff: 2% Inflation is Fantasy Land

Last week, Peter appeared on Soar Financially, where he was interviewed by host Kai Hoffmann. The two dive into gold’s upward trajectory and its historical precedents, the market’s misguided optimism when it comes to the American economy, and recent events in domestic politics and international banking.

Peter Schiff: FEMA Makes Hurricanes Worse

In this week’s episode, Peter offers an important reminder: the government has a strong incentive to bend the truth with their data, especially when we’re less than a month out from an election. Beyond this, Peter spends time discussing the proliferation of free market ideas on X, declares Grover Cleveland to be the last good […]

Sugar-Coating Failure: How Protectionism Sours the American Economy

A dangerous narrative has taken hold in some political circles: the idea that protectionist policies can revive American manufacturing and bring back jobs. 

Boeing Strikes Bode Ill for the U.S. Economy

“No” is Boeing’s final word to union workers, who say they plan to remain off work for the “long haul” after the company walked away from the negotiating table.

Schiff on Commodity Culture: The Mainstream is Wrong on China

Yesterday Peter joined host Jesse Day on his show, Commodity Culture, to discuss the upcoming election, the historic decline of the dollar relative to gold, and a possible return to quantitative easing. They also devote time to global affairs, namely recent violence in the Middle East and movement in the Chinese equity market. 

Credit Card Interest Rates Hit All-Time High

Even as the Fed cuts interest rates, and signals that more rate cuts on the way, consumer credit card interest rates are hitting all-time highs. A Bankrate report said that the average retail credit card interest rate reached a whopping 30.45 percent earlier this year, up from 2021’s average of 14.35 percent. 

Peter Schiff: BLS Report Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be

On Friday’s episode of the Peter Schiff Show, Peter tackles the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent jobs report, which came out early Friday. The report, which purportedly supports the narrative of a strong economy, is not as positive as the media suggests. Peter takes most of this episode to explain why.

Jobs: Is a Strong Jobs Report Tied to an Upcoming Election?

The analysis below covers the Employment picture released on the first Friday of every month. While most of the attention goes to the Headline Report, it can be helpful to look at the details, revisions, and other reports to get a better gauge of what is really going on.