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The Deflation Menace

Peter Schiff’s latest commentary for Euro Pacific Capital addresses the pernicious mainstream belief that inflation is good for the economy, while deflation is bad. If the government, supported by mainstream media’s propaganda, remains dedicated to inflationary strategies, there’s one surefire way to protect your wealth: physical gold.

Gold Coin Shortages & Rationing To Come?

Bron Suchecki, the Depository Administrator of the Perth Mint in Australia, has posted some interesting and alarming insights into the looming supply restraints on gold coins. If popular demand picks back up in the coming year, it could easily force mints to ration their supplies and send premiums surging.

Wall Street Will Be Blindsided by Currency Crisis (Video)

Peter Schiff begins hist latest video blog with a review of December’s dismal jobs numbers and the latest data that reveal how poor the supposed US economic recovery really is. He then explains why Janet Yellen will soon be facing a bigger crisis than Ben Bernanke had to deal with when he first took charge […]

Massive Dollar Sell-Off in 2014 (Video)

John Williams of Shadowstats.com appeared on USAWatchdog.com earlier this week to give his financial outlook for the US economy in 2014, and it wasn’t bright. We have all sorts of things coming together that will give us a confluence of economic, political, and financial crises. You’ll see early on a crisis in the dollar, which […]

You Don’t Need to Be a Goldbug to Believe in Gold (Video)

Jim Rickards is on a roll this week, with another interview on Bloomberg TV in which he tells some skeptical hosts that the Fed’s policies are a disaster and that the stock market is a bubble. He also stuck by his commitment to long-term gold, insisting that he’s bullish on it because of his fundamental […]

The Long and the Short of Gold Investing

By Peter Schiff There are two types of gold investors: those trying to make money on short-term market timing and those looking for long-term asset preservation. It was the fear-driven trading of the former that helped gold break $1900 in 2011, and for good reason – stormy markets steer investors to safe havens. But gold’s […]

Bah, Goldbug!

By Laurynas Vegys from Casey Research It’s been one of the worst years for gold in a generation. A flood of outflows from gold ETFs, endless tax increases on gold imports in India, and the mirage (albeit a convincing one in the eyes of many) of a supposedly improving economy in the US have all […]

The Fed Takes the Cake

Jon Pawelko publishes the web comic Lampoon The System to poke fun at insane economic policies and educate the public on sound economics. Click here for more cartoons and information on his anthology book, available for only $15. Follow us on Twitter to stay up-to-date on Peter Schiff’s latest thoughts: @SchiffGold Interested in learning about […]

China Is Redefining Global Gold Markets as Supplies Dwindle (Video)

Based upon his recent visit to European gold refiners, Jim Rickards explains the alarming trend of physical gold being gobbled up by China in preparation for the day when the US dollar finally collapses. This short Bloomberg interview with Rickards, author of Currency Wars, is well worth watching. The physical demand is through the roof… […]

This Month in Gold – December 2013

US Mint Silver Coin Sales Hit Yearly Record Bloomberg – By the second week of November, the US Mint’s American Eagle silver coin sales had reached 40.2 million ounces for 2013, a new annual record. The previous record was ~39.9 million ounces for all of 2011. Strong retail sales are attributed to lower silver prices […]