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IMF Calls Fed’s Bluff: Delay Rate Hike Until 2016

Last week, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that the Federal Reserve should delay any interest rate hikes until 2016. Higher US policy rates could still result in significant market volatility with financial stability consequences that go well beyond the US borders. In weighing these risks, we think that there is a case […]

Flood of Bad Economic Data Ignored in Favor of Jobs Report (Audio)

Peter Schiff reviews the latest economic data in his podcast. Mainstream analysts write off an overwhelming amount of poor economic data while focusing solely on a decent jobs number. Peter strives to focus our attention on the bigger picture, pointing out that the Federal Reserve can’t possibly raise interest rates this year.

The New Normal Boom: US Secular Stagnation (Video)

Nobel-winning economist Robert Shiller told CNBC that he sees another big bubble forming throughout the United States. He calls this boom the “New Normal Boom” and warns that deep down, investors believe the US economy isn’t truly recovering.

Faber: Look Out for Financial Sector Crisis and QE4 (Video)

Marc Faber is one of the few investment advisors who agrees with Peter Schiff that the Federal Reserve is not going to raise interest rates in 2015. Instead, he expects the Fed to launch a new round of quantitative easing. He explained his viewpoint to CNBC earlier this week, and advised investors buy hard assets […]

June 5, 1933: The Dollar’s Day of Infamy

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Dec. 7, 1941, “A date that will live in infamy.” When it comes to the US monetary system, June 5, 1933 should share that ignoble title, because that date marks the beginning of a slow death of the dollar. Eighty-two years ago, the US […]

The Paper Paradigm Does Not Equal Physical Reality (Video)

David Morgan from the Morgan Report explained to USAWatchdog why he believes that a shortage of physical gold and silver is inevitable. Morgan begins by giving some technical analysis of the gold and silver prices. He moves on to explain his rationale for $10,000 an ounce gold when looking at the true money supply.

The History and Future of the War on Cash (Audio)

Dr. Joseph Salerno, Academic Vice President of the Mises Institute, recently gave a speech about the ever-growing “war on cash.” For decades, governments around the world have been expanding their efforts to prevent or discourage citizens from using cash. Salerno reviewed the history of this trend from the Bank Secrecy Act in 1970 to modern-day […]

Peter Schiff & Mike Maloney’s First Face-to-Face Discussion (Video)

For the first time ever, renowned investment gurus Mike Maloney and Peter Schiff sat down to a frank discussion about the future of the American economy. Together, they analyzed detailed charts and data to show why an even bigger crash than the 2008 crisis is in the making. Later, Peter and Mike had a private […]

The Overpriced Dollar Makes Gold a Great Buy (Video)

Greg Hunter spoke with Peter Schiff on USAWatchdog over the weekend. Peter shared his thoughts on the first-quarter GDP figure and the future of the US dollar. Peter warned that the coming crisis is going to be worse than the last, because the boom is even bigger. However, this boom has only benefited the Wall […]

This Month in Gold – May 2015

Austria Repatriating Some Gold from Britain Reuters – Austrian central bank officials say they plan to repatriate some of its gold reserves from Great Britain in response to criticism that it stores too much of its precious metal abroad. The Austrian National Bank administers the country’s 280 metric tons of gold reserves. Currently, about 80% […]