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Silver News: Draw Electric Circuits, Hide Like an Octopus, and More…

The October issue of Silver News is now available from The Silver Institute. This edition begins with an interview with Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive of the London Bullion Market Association. Crowell talks mostly about the new silver pricing mechanism that replaced the London Silver Fix, which is begin administered by CME Group and Thomson Reuters. […]

Why Is Gold Getting Hammered? (Video)

On Friday, Peter Schiff reviewed the Halloween stock rally as an effect of the end of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program. He focused on comparing the irrational euphoria of Wall Street to the dismal performance of gold stocks. Gold investors need to remain patient, because eventually the markets will realize that the United States […]

Swiss Gold Vote Could Set Trend for All Central Banks (Video)

Last week, gold and silver analyst Dan Popescu interviewed Egon von Greyerz, Founder and Managing Partner of Matterhorn Asset Management. They spoke at length about the upcoming Swiss Gold Referendum, which we’ve previously reported on here and here. Von Greyerz provides great insight into the Swiss mindset and the importance of gold for central banks […]

This Month in Gold – October 2014

Asia Maneuvering to Become World Gold Hub Wall Street Journal – Two major Asian economic centers have launched gold trading contracts, and a third is planned for later this year. The Shanghai Gold Exchange started offering yuan-denominated gold contracts in September. In October, Singapore began offering a contract. Later in 2014, CME Group Inc. will […]

Protect Yourself from Civil Asset Forfeiture (Videos)

This post was submitted by Erik Oswald, SchiffGold Precious Metals Specialist. Any views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold. The New York Times reported a major story this week about Ms. Carol Hinders, who had her checking account seized by the IRS. Why? Because she […]

A Snapshot of Global Silver Demand

This post was submitted by Erik Oswald, SchiffGold Precious Metals Specialist. Sales of the US Silver Eagle are often looked to as the leading indicator of demand for silver bullion coins. It remains the most popular bullion coin among investors both domestically and internationally. While the Eagle has been in the limelight for nearly a […]

QE Is Dead – Long Live QE! (Audio)

In the latest episode of his podcast, Peter Schiff gives his take on the end of quantitative easing. Peter reviews CNBC’s reaction to the news and Alan Greenspan’s opinion of QE. He also shares his own predictions for the future of the American economy and the price of gold.

QE Worked! Or Did It…?

It’s official. The Federal Reserve has ended its third quantitative easing program, QE3. The Fed claims that the economy is continuing to improve, yet they’re still going to keep interest rates at near-zero for a “considerable time.” Stay tuned for Peter Schiff’s video response to the news later today. So the Fed claims the economy […]

Alan Greenspan: Price of Gold Will Rise

In his latest article from Merk Insights, renowned investment advisor Axel Merk shares his observations of Alan Greenspan’s performance at the New Orleans Investment Conference this last weekend. In particular, people tried to pin down Greenspan on the topic of gold. While it sounds like the former Federal Reserve Chairman was pretty cagey, he did […]

Jim Rickards: Central Banks Are Impotent (Video)

Jim Rickards, author of The Death of Money, spoke with Erin Ade on RT’s Boom Bust this week. He explained why central banks around the world are incapable of preventing the inevitable fallout of the current international currency wars. Rickards isn’t sure what will trigger the next big crisis – a debt crisis in the […]