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Greece missed its International Monetary Fund (IMF) payment earlier this week – the first advanced economy in the world to do so. All of Europe is watching to see if Greece stays in the eurozone and what the ramifications could be for the relatively young euro currency. And while they wait, they’re buying gold. European […]
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. The federal government can’t seem to help itself. After overseeing the inflating and bursting of the dot-com bubble in the 1990s and the subprime mortgage bubble […]
The Silver Institute has released its June newsletter. The publication features interesting and educational articles about the latest technology in the silver industry, as well as new silver investment products on the market. This edition notes that industrial demand for silver continues to grow in Asia and developing countries: Industrial applications accounted for 56 percent […]
Peter Schiff appeared on Fox Business yesterday, warning that whether they know it or not, many Americans own Puerto Rican bonds in their retirement portfolios. If Puerto Rico were to default on its debt, the fallout would have a much bigger effect on average Americans than Greece leaving the eurozone. More importantly, Peter believes Puerto […]
Bank of International Settlements issued a blunt report on Sunday, warning that over-reliance on monetary policy has left central banks with little capacity to deal with the next global crisis. As the Telegraph reports, BIS asserts that central banks have “backed themselves into a corner” by repeatedly cutting interest rates in order to stimulate flagging […]
Last night, Peter Schiff told CNBC how he expects the Greek financial crisis to affect United States markets. Peter thinks that the Federal Reserve will come in with another round of quantitative easing to prevent the dollar from rising too much against a struggling euro. Instead, he believes the Puerto Rican debt crisis presents a […]
In this final part of their video series, Peter Schiff and Mike Maloney discuss why gold is the ultimate hedge against the government’s irresponsible monetary policies. Neither Mike nor Peter like to predict a final price for gold. However, they agree that given the history of paper money systems, gold will be heading much higher […]
This post 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. You know, it’s funny. When someone is known to have a valuable treasure, everyone around them surely covets it. In fact, if it’s really really valuable, […]
China will reportedly create a yuan-denominated physical gold price setting mechanism through the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) by the end of the year. According to a Reuters report, the plan aims to give China more influence over gold pricing. The country already leads the world in production and consumption of gold bullion.
Greece has closed its banks and instituted capital controls. The measures will remain in effect until at least July 6th, the day after a popular referendum on European bailout aid is due to take place. Rather than agree to further austerity measures in exchange for an extension of financial aid from its international creditors, Prime […]
