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The Fed Is Stuck with the Biggest Bubble Yet (Audio)

Peter Schiff appeared on Benzinga’s Pre-Market Prep show last week. He explained why the Federal Reserve is going to be forced to keep interest rates at zero in 2015 and maybe even start QE4. What the United States really needs is the tough love of higher interest rates that would push the economy into a […]

Strengthening Gold Shows the Tides Are Turning (Video)

Peter Schiff appeared on Fox Business today to explain what the drop in oil and the strength in the gold market means for the wider United States economy.

Hurts So Good: When Exactly Are Falling Prices Bad?

In a new commentary from Euro Pacific Capital, Peter Schiff debunks the double-speak mantra of central bankers that claims falling prices in one sector (like oil) are good for consumers, while falling prices across the board will stagnate an economy. The sudden fall in the price of oil provides a unique opportunity to examine the […]

Gold Is Ready to Break-Out in Global Currencies (Audio)

In his latest podcast, Peter Schiff reviews the most recent negative US economic data and the turmoil in the currency markets. He spends some time looking at the price of gold in other currencies, and what a break-out in these currencies could mean for gold’s long-term price. He also talks about the most dangerous bubble […]

When Gold Takes Off, There Won’t Be Enough to Go Around (Video)

Jim Rickards spoke with Daniela Cambone on Kitco News about what he thinks 2015 will hold for the price of gold and the United States dollar. Rickards reminds us that we’re in a long-term currency war that could continue for years. There’s a good chance that gold will be needed to bring back confidence in […]

Gold Is Your Only Protection from Counterparty Risk (Audio)

Chris Waltzek interviewed John Embry on GoldSeek Radio this week. Embry is Chief Investment Strategist at Sprott Asset Management and shares many of Peter Schiff’s views on the United States economy, which he believes is heading towards a currency crisis. He emphasized what a great opportunity investors have right now to get into precious metals […]

Could 2015 See the Real Crash Peter Schiff Predicted? (Audio)

Peter Schiff had a very honest conversation about his predictions in his best-selling book The Real Crash with Wall Street Daily founder Robert Williams. Williams started the interview by reminding the audience that while Peter is widely acknowledged for accurately predicting the 2008 financial crisis, few people remember what Peter’s bigger prediction is – that the […]

This Month in Gold – December 2014

China May Ease Gold Import Rules Bloomberg – The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is considering a plan to allow qualified miners and more banks to import gold. The intention is to attract more foreign investors and get China more involved in world markets. Chinese miners would be incentivized to “explore opportunities overseas,” said Wallace […]

Gold Beat Every Currency but the US Dollar in 2014

World currencies lost a lot of value in 2014. If you lived outside the United States, you would have done much better holding gold rather than local cash this past year. Check out this chart from The Market Oracle: Eventually the Federal Reserve will be unable to artificially prop-up the US dollar. When that happens, […]

Alan Greenspan: Don’t Get Your Hopes Up for US Growth

Back in the fall, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan stirred things up by making some public statements about the importance of gold, calling it “the premier currency, where no fiat currency, including the dollar, can match it…” Greenspan also indicated that he believes the Fed’s balance sheet will eventually catch fire and ignite some […]