Peter's Blog

Q1 GDP at 0% Growth – When Will the Markets Wake Up? (Audio)

The US markets are closed today, but the March jobs numbers were release this morning — 126,000 non-farm payroll jobs were created last month. The forecast was for 245,000 new jobs, so this is a terrible report that falls nearly 50% short of expectations. Taking into account all the economic data thus far in 2015, […]

Mineable Gold May Be Gone in 20 Years

A new report from Goldman Sachs warns that mineable reserves of rare commodities like gold may dwindle to extreme scarcity within two decades. This means that easily-mined gold is getting harder and harder to find. With less gold being pulled out of the earth, less gold is being refined and produced for consumers. In fact, […]

Gold Will Reach $1600 by 2016 (Video)

Bloomberg TV interviewed Chris Gersch from Altimus Capital about why he believes gold is due for a price breakout. He sees both technical and fundamental reasons to support gold surging to $1600 in the next year, making him just another stock investor that is waking up to gold’s potential. The gold price has risen substantially […]

Keynesianism Still Doesn’t Make Sense (Audio)

Well-known Austrian economist and author Bob Murphy recently joined Tom Woods in a strong critique of popular, mainstream economics. Murphy tore apart everything from a recent Paul Krugman blog post to the Keynesian explanation for the 2008 financial crash. The interview is long and in-depth, but a great listen if you want a detailed rebuttal […]

The US Forced to Grapple with Waning Influence (Video)

A couple weeks ago, in a surprising policy shift, the United States government announced its willingness to work with the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Lew Rockwell explained to RT that after many allies applied for membership to the AIIB, the US had no choice but to cooperate. While there is already an Asian […]

Former Fed Governor: Central Bankers Need Humility (Video)

Former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the Fed’s wishy-washy language and behavior has been spoiling the financial markets. Every nuanced speech of central bankers can influence markets, making it impossible for Americans to get a true idea of how the economy is behaving. Warsh finds it disturbing that the Fed […]

This Month in Gold – March 2015

Gold Prices Could Skyrocket as Asian Demand Increases Bloomberg – Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. published a report predicting that gold demand in Asia will double by 2030. The price of gold could increase to up to $2,400 in the same time frame to keep up with demand. As incomes in India and […]

Unlike Stocks, Gold Could Withstand a Rate Raise (Video)

Frank Holmes, Chief Executive at US Global Investors, told Kitco News that an interest rate hike would send the stock market plummeting. In fact, he thinks a drop in the market would far outpace any dip in gold prices. At the same time, problems with mining exploration means that both gold reserves and supply are […]

Gold Is a Window to the World (Video)

Kitco News interviewed CME Group’s Executive Director of Metals Products Harriet Hunnable, who talked about how the rise of China’s renminbi is opening up more trade for gold. While her analysis was a bit technical, Hunnable’s ultimate point was that gold is a “fantastic commodity” that holds universal appeal for trade. Rising demand for gold […]

The Fed’s Sole Purpose Is to Mislead the Public (Audio)

Tom Woods and Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, discuss the Federal Reserve’s long history of being completely wrong about the state of the United States economy. He shared some choice quotes from Fed officials in which they claimed the economy was in great shape just before the 2008 crash. Instead of working […]