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Safe-Haven Hoarding: Indians Holding on to Their Gold

Indians are hoarding their gold despite an increase in the price during the first quarter of 2018. Analysts say they are holding onto their gold in anticipation of bigger price increases. Gold was up around 1.5% in dollar terms in the first quarter of this year. According to the Economic Times of India, the yellow […]

Stock Market Bears and Gold Bulls: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 03.30.18

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.

Fun on Friday: Thief Steals Bottle Made from Six Pounds of Gold; Drinks Vodka

I used to work in local news. We covered “breaking news,” which roughly translates to “robbery, wreck, fire!” Not necessarily in that order. Becuase of our razor-sharp focus on flashy lights and screechy sirens, police scanner chatter was a ubiquitous presence in the newsroom. You gotta know where the cops and firefighters are going if […]

Tom Woods Ponders What’s Really Wrong with the Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve manipulates interest rates, creates money out of thin air, blows up asset bubbles and generally wreaks havoc on the economy. But some people have found an even more insidious problem with the Fed. It’s not “diverse” enough. Historian Tom Woods offered up some pretty sharp observations about this latest “outrage” in a […]

Gold Price Action Observations and a Look Ahead

This article was written by Joel Bauman, SchiffGold Senior Precious Metals Specialist. Any views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold.  The article focuses on the gold market through the lens of technical analysis. Technical analysis is a subjective form of study based on historical price patterns. The […]

What Is the Silver-Gold Ratio Telling Us About the State of the Global Economy?

Over the last several weeks, we’ve spotlighted a lot of data indicating the economy isn’t nearly as strong as the mainstream pundits keep telling us. We’ve focused on the collapsing retail sector.  We’ve looked at household debt and US consumer stress. We’ve talked a lot about the US federal debt and its potential impact on […]

Peter Schiff: This Market Is Looking Like, Walking Like and Quacking Like a Bear Market.

Stocks rebounded Monday after their precipitous fall late last week. The Dow Jones rose 669 points. Then on Tuesday, it tanked again, falling over 300 points. In his latest podcast, Peter Schiff said the increase in stock market volatility is another sign things are different. He reiterated what he said last Friday. He thinks we are […]

Three Reasons Gold Could Hit $1,500 in 2018

Yesterday, we reported that some of the big mainstream players in the investment world, including Goldman Sachs, have suddenly gone bullish on gold. They aren’t alone. US Global Investors CEO Frank Holmes said he thinks the yellow metal might hit $1,500 per ounce this year. Even with the headwinds caused by Federal Reserve monetary tightening, […]

More Bad News for Bitcoin: Twitter Bans Most Cryptocurrency Advertising

Twitter has announced a ban on cryptocurrency ads. The social media company’s announcement is more bad news in what has turned into several bad months for cryptocurrencies. 

Goldman Sachs Suddenly Bullish on Gold

In his most recent podcast, Peter Schiff said gold could explode at any minute. Maybe the mainstream was listening because some big players, including Goldman Sachs, have suddenly turned bullish on gold. Commodity analysts at Goldman say they expect gold to “outperform” in the coming months due to an uptick in inflation and “increased risk” […]