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Founder of World’s Biggest Hedge Fund Says You Need to Own Gold (Video)

The founder of the world’s biggest hedge fund says every investor should own some gold. Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget recently interviewed Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates. You recommend that most portfolios should contain some gold.” Dalio’s didn’t even hesitate. Yeah. Of course.”

Yellen in a Box and a Retail Bloodbath: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Podcast Sept. 22, 2017

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: Golden Music for Your Ears

Apple recently announced its new iPhone 10 to much hoopla. It will feature a retina display, increased storage and RAM, and enhanced facial recognition (which is either real cool or incredibly creepy, depending on your point of view.) Of course, this will all come with a pretty hefty price tag of around $1,000. A lot […]

Is Janet Yellen Playing a Game of Monetary Chicken?

The Federal Reserve took a hawkish stance at its latest Open Market Committee meeting, announcing plans to begin unwinding its balance sheet next month. Fed chair Janet Yellen also indicated she plans to raise interest rates one more time this year. Here’s the question: Is this a viable path forward, or is the central bank […]

US Threat to Cut China Off from the International Dollar May Be Empty

Earlier this month, the US threatened to lock China out of the dollar system if it doesn’t follow UN sanctions on North Korea. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin threatened this economic nuclear option during a conference broadcast on CNBC. If China doesn’t follow these sanctions, we will put additional sanctions on them and prevent them from accessing the […]

Toys R Us Bankruptcy: It’s Not All About Amazon

Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, a wicked head-shot to a retail sector that’s been reeling for months. The TRU filing ranks as the second-largest US retail bankruptcy ever, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Toys R Us had $6.6 billion in assets at the time of filing. Only Kmart was bigger. It […]

Cryptocurrency Website Says Now Is a Good Time for Gold

Even some of the biggest supporters of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies recognize the stability of gold. Last week was a bad week for Bitcoin. It’s price dropped significantly in the wake of a Chinese government crackdown on cryptocurrency exchanges in the country. Bitcoin’s price has recovered a bit this week, but a recent article published by […]

Russia and China’s Golden Plan to Shift Economic Power East

Russia and China seem to be betting their monetary futures on gold. Their long-term maneuverings could seriously undermine the dominance of the US dollar and shift the world’s economic center of power from West to East. Russia and China buy more gold than any other countries in the world, with Russia leading the way. Over the […]

Silver News: A New Administrator for the LBMA Silver Price Auction; Technological Breakthroughs

The London Bullion Market Association recently chose a new administrator for its silver price auction, and scientists have discovered a variety of rice that accumulates and stores naturally occurring silver in the soil. The Silver Institute covers these stories, and highlights several other technological innovations involving silver, in its latest issue of Silver News.

The Fed Balance Sheet – It’s Not Going to Shrink

The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee will meet this week. There is virtually no expectation of a rate hike this time around, but there is widespread anticipation that the Fed will outline its strategy for shrinking its massive balance sheet. In his most recent podcast, Peter Schiff made a pretty good case that the Fed […]