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Ray Dalio Follows Peter Schiff’s Lead: Watch for Minor Rate Hike, then QE4

In mid-July, Scott Nations of CNBC as much as laughed in Peter Schiff’s face when Peter predicted the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates a very small amount before launching a fourth round of quantitative easing in 2016. Nations said: It seems that you’re a little bifurcated here. You say that you think the Fed […]

When World Leaders Tell the Public, “Don’t Panic”…

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. Bloomberg recently published an article about how world political leaders don’t have too much to say about the current sell off in equities – the worst […]

Ron Paul’s 80th Birthday Speech: The Future of Liberty & American Prosperity (Audio)

Dr. Ron Paul turned 80 years old last week, and the Mises Institute threw a birthday party for him. Tom Woods and Judge Napolitano introduced Dr. Paul with stirring speeches, reminding us of how pivotal Ron Paul has been to the libertarian and free-market movements. Dr. Paul delivered a resounding inspirational talk directed at those […]

Could Americans Someday Use Dollars as Napkins?

Stories about plummeting stock markets, a sputtering Chinese economy, and the yuan versus the dollar have dominated financial news over the past few weeks. Lost in the din: the economic disaster continuing to unfold in Venezuela. Venezuelans face crippling shortages of basic staples as their currency, the bolivar, continues to inflate at breakneck speed. Hyperinflation […]

Market Correction May Turn into Bear Market (Video)

CNBC’s Futures Now got Peter Schiff’s take on United States stock market volatility. Peter refuted the idea that Chinese markets may be influencing US stocks, arguing that the Federal Reserve’s lack of transparency about its monetary policy is really to blame. He also briefly discussed the gold market, and why hedge funds shorting the yellow […]

The Fed Is Spooking the Markets, Not China

Peter Schiff has been in the financial media a lot this week, presenting his interpretation of US market volatility and what it means for Federal Reserve monetary policy. Watch a couple of his appearances here and here. Below is Peter’s thorough written commentary on the matter, originally published on Monday by Euro Pacific Capital. Find […]

Financial Media Starting to Agree with Peter Schiff: QE4 Is Coming

In an attempt to stem stock market losses and stimulate a sagging economy, the Chinese central bank slashed its interest rate on Tuesday. As Bloomberg reported, it was the fifth Chinese interest rate cut since last November. The one-year lending rate will drop by 25 basis points to 4.6 percent effective Wednesday, the Beijing-based People’s […]

US Economy Needs Capitalism & Real Recession to Recover (Video)

RT America hosted Peter Schiff and Mark Weisbrot from the Center for Economic and Policy research to discuss why the United States markets have been so volatile. While they both agreed that the US economic recovery has been poor, Weisbrot insisted that this is because the US government hasn’t done enough with its monetary policy. […]

US Markets “Feel Sick” After Bernanke/Krugman Bet on Bull

Below is a short scene from Paul Krugman’s recent visit to the funny farm where they send Federal Reserve Chairmen when they retire. It’s an odd place, where the plants are overwatered until the ground is bare (but at least the gardeners are never out of a job). Meanwhile, the cows are shipped to China […]

Chinese and US Markets Crashing for Same Reason (Video)

Peter Schiff told Newsmax TV what he thinks is behind the big drops in the United States stock market recently. Unlike the mainstream financial media, Peter doesn’t think China has anything to do with yesterday’s volatility. Instead, he believes the markets are starting to wake up to the fact that the Federal Reserve is propping […]