Peter’s Blog

Switzerland didn’t start the currency war, but last month it was the first to surrender by cutting the Swiss franc’s ties to a foundering euro. The euro plummeted on the news, while the franc soared. How much longer before the euro completely sinks under the weight of sovereign debts and a flood of quantitative easing?

The World Gold Council (WGC) has released its Gold Demand Trends report for the full year of 2014. Overall, gold demand was down 4% compared to 2013. The financial media often latches on to just this headline number, adding it to the list of factors it uses to discredit investment in physical gold and silver. […]

USAWatchdog’s Greg Hunter spoke with Peter Schiff this week. They discussed the intricate problems of Europe and Greece, the phony economic recovery in the United States, and how investors can protect themselves when wars break out. Peter also responded to the ongoing negative sentiment of gold bears who continue to predict a lower gold price […]

A record number of individuals renounced their American citizenship or residency in 2014, according to the Treasury Department – a total of 3,415 people. This number is 14% higher than last year, which was also a record year that clocked in 2,999 new expatriates. While there is no definite way to know why these numbers are […]

Peter Schiff is flabbergasted that the financial media is reporting China’s large trade surplus as a negative for its economy, while America’s huge trade deficit is portrayed as a positive. Both China’s surplus and America’s deficit are blamed on the same thing – a strong currency. After debunking this misinformation, Peter moves on to tear […]

John Stossel and Peter Schiff discussed why the bailout of the big banks during the 2008 financial crisis simply laid the groundwork for a more severe economic calamity. If the free market were allowed to function, short-term economic pain would be overcome by a more fundamentally sound and independent economy. Unfortunately, Peter observes that the […]

Peter Schiff has always emphasized that gold is a long-term safe haven asset and not a means of making quick profits. Investors need to understand the big economic picture to grasp why gold such an essential asset. Perhaps the biggest picture is the rise and fall of global currencies throughout history. Jim Rickards, author of […]

Alan Greenspan has predicted that Europe is not going to continue to loan money to Greece. He believes this will lead to Greece exiting the euro, and possibly the eventual dissolution of the euro entirely. Axel Merk agrees that Northern Europe is ready to abandon Greece. He gives an excellent, in-depth explanation of the Greek […]

Peter Schiff digs into the new jobs numbers and the latest trade deficit report, asking the tough questions the mainstream media avoids. When viewed together, the latest data reveal that the United States’ economy is consumer-based with failing production. Peter believes the uptick in unemployment may be the beginning of a new negative trend.

At the end of January, Senator Rand Paul re-introduced the “Audit the Fed” bill first promoted by his father, Ron Paul. If passed, the bill would hopefully make the Federal Reserve more transparent by opening it to a direct audit from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The Fed has been legally exempt from GAO audits […]