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Crushing Myths and Building a New Case for Gold: Peter Schiff’s Gold Videocast with Albert K Lu (Video)

In the last seven years, China has acquired more than 4,000 tons of gold – more than 10% of the official gold in the world. Why? Jim Rickards delves into this question in an interview on Albert K Lu’s latest Gold Videocast: Are they stupid? No…if the Americans don’t like gold, the Chinese know something […]

Silver Jewelry Sales Strong, Reflecting Broader Demand for the White Metal

The market for silver jewelry grew in 2015, mirroring an overall surge in demand for the white metal, according to a survey report released yesterday by the Silver Institute: Silver jewelry sales in the United States were solid in 2015 with 60% of jewelry retailers reporting increased sales, according to a survey conducted on behalf […]

Employment Numbers an April Snow Job

Donald Trump managed to shove his way into the spotlight again last week, claiming the US is heading for “a massive recession.” Unsurprisingly, the mainstream media scoffed at Trump’s assertion, pointing to the “great jobs report” that came out Friday. The report did show the US economy added some 215,000 jobs, slightly more than expected. […]

Negative Yields, Opportunity Cost and Gold

This article was written by Dickson Buchanan, SchiffGold Precious Metals Specialist. Any views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold. Last week, I published an article on the causes and consequences of negative interest rates. In it, I talked briefly about how negative yields hold significant […]

Global Data: A New Scapegoat for the Federal Reserve

This article was written by Nelson Gilliat, a millennial supporter of sound money and Austrian economics. Any views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold. During March 16th’s FOMC meeting, the Fed announced that it would leave interest rates unchanged and scaled back its December projections for higher rates in […]

Peter Schiff’s Gold Giveaway Winners!

This is not an April Fools’ Day joke! These are the winners in Peter Schiff’s Gold Giveaway. Winners collected more than $4,500 worth of prizes, including gold coins, silver bars, and books signed by Peter Schiff. These lucky people were drawn at random from all of the entries submitted.

Stockman Misses the Boat: We Don’t Need to Get Rid of Yellen; We Need to End the Fed

This article was submitted by Addison Quale, SchiffGold Precious Metals Specialist. Any views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold. Perhaps you are familiar with David Stockman and his mind-bogglingly long in-depth economic analyses topped off with blustery bombastic titles. Clearly, he’s an incredibly smart guy, […]

Russia on a Gold Buying Spree

The Russians have launched into a gold buying spree. Based on recently released International Monetary Fund numbers reported at Mining.com., the Russian central bank ranked as the world’s leading gold buyer in February, adding 356,000 ounces to its reserves: Last December, Russia announced plans to increase its gold reserves to $500 billion within the next […]

Central Bank Policy Sparking Gold Demand in Europe

When we talk about increasing gold demand, the focus tends to fall on Asia. Earlier this week, we reported surging investor demand for the yellow metal in China. The Japanese have also gone on a gold buying spree since that country’s central bank plunged interest rates into negative territory. But it isn’t just Asians who […]

Negative Interest Rates: Causes, Consequences and Ramifications

This article was written by Dickson Buchanan, SchiffGold Precious Metals Specialist. Any views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold. Central Banks are under the mistaken belief that negative interest rates could be the magic kiss which turns their toad economics into Prince Charmings.  Why exactly […]