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October 6, 2014Lampoon the System

Shrinkflation – It’s What’s for Dinner

The latest comic from Lampoon the System peeks into the life of an American family grappling with the plight of “shrinkflation.” Let’s be grateful that the entity that bears the most responsibility for this economic trend (the Federal Reserve) is not actually doing our cooking for us. Shrinkflation has been in the news quite a […]

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October 2, 2014Key Gold Headlines

Welcome to SchiffGold!

Euro Pacific Precious Metals is now SchiffGold. Below you will find a personal message from our Chairman Peter Schiff. We’re proud to announce this new responsive website and a new brand that is clear and simple, just like our business philosophy. We are committed to bringing you the lowest prices on investment-grade gold and silver, […]

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September 24, 2014Key Gold Headlines

The Swiss Want Even More Economic Freedom (and Gold)

Switzerland is ranked as the freest economy in Europe in the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom, published by the Heritage Foundation in partnership with the Wall Street Journal. In the world rankings, Switzerland is the 4th most economic free country. While the United States Federal Reserve argues that inflation is necessary for economic stability, it should be […]

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September 22, 2014Original Analysis

The Fed Can’t Raise Rates No Matter What Yellen Says (Video)

The precious metals have been having a hard time recently, especially following Janet Yellen’s press conference last week. While Yellen was extremely vague about when the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates, the financial media latched on to her theoretical discussion of how rates would be raised when the time came. This turned out to […]

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September 19, 2014Key Gold Headlines

Destroying the Dollar a Penny at a Time

A recent article on the Wall Street Journal’s blog draws attention to the high cost of producing a single penny – 1.6 cents each, to be exact. They blame this unsustainable price on the high cost of zinc, which makes up 97.5% of every American penny. The online publication Quartz ran with this story, giving it […]

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September 18, 2014Videos

Every Janet Yellen Press Conference Ever in Under 4 Minutes (Video)

Let’s be honest. No one has the time or patience to actually watch Janet Yellen’s press conferences about the Federal Open Market Committee’s meetings. Besides, the news never seems to change – the US economy is never quite good enough for the Committee to recommend that interest rates actually be raised back to “normal” levels. […]

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September 18, 2014Original Analysis

Peter Schiff Explains the New Fed Playbook

Once again, the financial world watched the Federal Reserve this week in the hopes of hearing some real news about whether or not interest rates would be raised in the near future. While the Fed continued to taper its quantitative easing, it said that interest rates would remain at zero for a “considerable time.” To […]

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