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Gold Standard Debate Goes Mainstream

In a Forbes op/ed released today, Ralph Benko examines the growing popularity and mainstream acceptance of the gold standard “debate.” Economists who once derided the practicality of a gold standard are recognizing the importance of a serious discussion about returning to a sound money system. “Whether one supports it or opposes it, the gold standard […]

World Silver Survey 2013

The Silver Institute released their World Silver Survey 2013 this week. This thorough report on every aspect of the global silver market shows robust investment demand contributed to silver achieving its second highest average annual price on record in 2012. “Robust global silver investor demand was the dominant driver of silver prices last year, accounting […]

Global Run on Physical Gold and Silver?

Wealth Wire posted an article today that conveniently overviews the numerous reports about massive physical precious metals sales all around the world. Metals dealers large and small, as well as major mints, are experiencing supply shortages. While we’re not sure if a true run on physical precious metals is imminent, all the evidence suggests that the […]

Walter Block on Gold and Sound Money

Casey Research recently published an interview with Walter Block, a well-known Austrian economist who teaches at Loyola University and is a Senior Fellow of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. Block talked at length about the gold standard, the Federal Reserve’s disastrous money printing, and just how bad the economy really is. Enjoy! “I think it […]

The Sober (And Fundamental) Reasons to Own Gold

In his latest piece on Forbes, Richard Lehmann reviews the simple, intelligent, historical reasons for owning gold, and argues that a sell-off by short-term speculators has not changed gold’s fundamentals. “Not to own gold is to trust government at all levels and in all times to be able to do the right thing to maintain […]

Peter Schiff: Gold in the Crosshairs

In his latest commentary, Peter Schiff encourages gold bears to stay focused on the big picture: gold is moving from indebted nations to emerging markets that are reducing their dependence on US dollar reserves.

Setting the Record Straight on the Gold Standard

There’s a lot of misinformation circulating about the supposed economic woes caused by the now-defunct gold standard, and the supposed economic boons created by New Deal government spending in the 1930s. Brian Domitrovic’s recent op/ed in Forbes exposes the errors of some of the highest profile gold detractors in the media. He points to the data […]

Cypriots In The Streets

By Peter Schiff The news of the month comes from the large Mediterranean island of Cyprus, where Keynesian economic planning left the economy facing complete bankruptcy. The result was an unprecedented step forward in the financial collapse of the West: direct forfeiture of bank deposits. Despite official protestations to the contrary, this fallout will spread […]

The Coming Crash in the Bond Market

By Bud Conrad from Casey Research It is my contention that the 70-year debt supercycle has come to an end. To put the current financial situation in perspective, here’s a long-term history of the debt-to-GDP ratio, which reached a record high at the beginning of the current crisis. It was a dramatic change in 2009, […]

The Great Currency Race

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 […]