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The Bloomberg ECO US Surprise Index is at its lowest since 2009, which means that forecasts for economic data haven’t been more wrong for six years. Bloomberg asks, “Is this a sign of unanticipated weakness in the economy?” At first, it seems like the mainstream media is actually waking up to the fact that the […]

For the fourth month in a row, Gallup found that Americans named the government as the biggest problem in the United States. Jobs and the economy tied for the second-most worrisome problems. Together, these three issues are the top concerns for almost 40% of Americans. Though issues such as terrorism, healthcare, race relations and immigration […]

In a short article for Casey Research, Jeff Clark observes that the gold price has declined for eight consecutive days for the first time since 2009. However, investors shouldn’t worry too much. As the chart below shows, gold prices often cycle through a low point in March before picking up again. Since 1975, March has […]

Famed author and contrarian investor Jim Rogers spoke with Kerry Lutz of Financial Survival Network about the absurdity of central banks being run by clueless academics. He says that most of the world is under an illusion of prosperity and that our reliance on credit will have devastating consequences. Rogers also echoes Peter Schiff’s message […]

In his latest podcast, Peter Schiff explains why the Dow Jones and S&P 500 are now negative on the year. The markets are eating up Janet Yellen’s talk of raising rates, but she’s painting herself into a corner with her hypocrisy. Peter also argues that the Obama administration’s plan to let student loans be discharged […]

Alix Steel of Bloomberg spoke with Jim Rickards, author of Currency Wars, about the Federal Reserve’s conundrum over raising rates. Rickards says that despite what the Fed says now, it’s not going to raise rates in June. Meanwhile, gold has shown strength even in the face of supposed deflation. Rickards is confident that the yellow […]

Jay Taylor of Taylor’s Hard Money Advisers interviewed Mises Institute President Jeff Deist about gold as safe money and the importance of unrigged markets. He warns that soon we are going to be faced with another crash as global debt levels rise. Just like Peter Schiff, Deist believes that when the rest of the world […]

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. After Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen’s congressional testimony, the markets are still convinced the Fed could begin to raise rates sometime this summer. This is just […]

David Morgan, a precious metals expert and creator of the Morgan Report, spoke with Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog about the value of silver as a universal currency and how people are starting to wake up to the lies of central banks. He believes that the world is now facing a dangerous “debt bomb” that central […]

Once again, Peter Schiff uses his latest podcast to dig into the real economic data of the United States. Here is a round up of the key figures that mainstream news ignores, while focusing almost solely on payroll numbers. Weekly unemployment claims are at the highest level in 10 months. February was the 2nd consecutive […]