Peter's Blog

Keeping Perspective: The Dow Is Nowhere Near a Record High in Gold

The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke through another record high yesterday, closing at about 18,030. A record high in United States dollar value, that is. When valued in ounces of gold, the Dow is nowhere near its historical high, which we saw in 1999. Take a look at this chart, showing the Dow to gold […]

Central Banks Want More Gold. So Should You.

MarketWatch published an article reviewing the growing gold repatriation movement throughout Europe. While the author tries to take a “balanced” mainstream view and even throws in a few swings at gold bulls, he is forced to admit that the trend is troubling. There’s only one reason so many countries would want their gold back on […]

The US Economy Looks Great When You Ignore All the Data (Video)

Peter Schiff explains the reality behind the United States’ false recovery to an incredulous anchor on CNBC World.

There Is No Economic Recovery and the Fed Knows It (Video)

Peter Schiff spoke to CNBC Europe yesterday about the true state of the United States economy and why the Federal Reserve will likely never raise interest rates.

Now Featuring Junk Silver

SchiffGold is pleased to announce that we now feature junk silver bags amongst our product offerings. These bags contain United States dimes, quarters, or half dollars minted in or prior to 1964. That was the last year the US Mint used real silver to mint its circulating coins. These coins are 90% silver and worth […]

Is Gold Russia’s Weapon of Mass Financial Destruction?

Lots of smart people are wondering if Russia might adopt a gold backing for the ruble to strengthen its ailing currency and economy. The idea is even getting traction in mainstream news with a new article from CNBC. Alasdair MacLeod, an expert precious metals analyst, explains why Russia would favor a gold standard: There is […]

US Mortgage Payments Will Be Cheaper Than Stamps in 30 Years (Audio)

Peter Schiff covers a wide range of topics in his latest interview with Chris Waltzek on GoldSeek Radio. Of course, they look closely at the precious metals markets and how they’re being influenced by the Federal Reserve’s monetary manipulation. However, they also discuss the price of oil, Russia’s ruble problems, and the future of the […]

Peter Schiff & Jim Rickards’ 2015 Investment Advice

Kitco asked Peter Schiff how he would invest $100,000 in 2015. He recommends buying gold, mining stocks, and international equities. Peter urges prudent investors to avoid the United States stock market and the US dollar. I don’t think money should be in dollars, I don’t think it should be in treasuries… I think a lot […]

The Massive Paper Gold Market and the Real Price of Gold (Video)

Here is a fascinating interview with Ned Naylor-Leyland, a precious metals expert with Quilter Cheviot Investment Management. Naylor-Leyland explains the coming divergence between the physical and paper gold markets and how mainstream media doesn’t grasp just how large the daily gold market is. He also discusses the ongoing Eastern demand for physical gold, especially in […]

European Monetary Madness and Yellen’s Inconsistent Logic (Audio)

In his podcast yesterday evening, Peter Schiff shared his thoughts on the huge surge in the stock market over the past couple days. He also takes a look at the latest news from Switzerland. Just weeks after defeating an attempt to back the Swiss franc with more gold, the Swiss National Bank has set negative […]