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August 30, 2024 Original Analysis

A “New Deal” With Iran? U.S. Officials Say It’s Unlikely

There’s “no harm” in talking with the West, Iran’s supreme leader said in a recent speech, sparking hopes among some of the country’s adversaries that a nuclear treaty could be on the horizon.

August 28, 2024 Exploring Finance

13 Week Money Supply Starts Rising

Money Supply is a very important indicator. It helps show how tight or loose current monetary conditions are regardless of what the Fed is doing with interest rates. Even if the Fed is tight, if Money Supply is increasing, it has an inflationary effect.

August 28, 2024 Original Analysis

“Heating Up” in the Arctic?

In the same week that Biden said he would not seek reelection, Russian and Chinese bombers were escorted out of the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). Russia and China acting so boldly near American soil is an unprecedented move that signals the rising tensions of recent years.

August 28, 2024 Key Gold Headlines

Rate Cuts & War Will Push Gold Higher 

The war in the Middle East continues to escalate, threatening the entire region with an all-out conflict that, should it boil over, is almost certain to lead to heavier US involvement. All eyes are on Israel and Iran. Meanwhile, as the presidential election nears, the Fed and other central banks are desperate to cut rates […]

August 28, 2024 Original Analysis

Demagogue Elizabeth Warren Flunks Econ 101:

Last week, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren appeared on CNBC to defend Vice President Harris’ recent proposal to implement price controls. What followed was a predictable progressive screed full of economic fallacies and finger-pointing. Here we’ll take apart two of her claims. In the first, she engages in question-begging about the effects of price gouging laws. […]

August 28, 2024 Guest Commentaries

Powell Springs Into Action After Economic “Soft Landing”

Yet again the myth of a “soft landing” even as the CPI surges past its target. Powell is now keen to extinguish the fire though disastrous rate cuts, a sign that the recession is already here.

August 27, 2024 Peter's Podcast

Peter Schiff: Fed’s Pivot is Misguided

In this episode, Peter analyzes the Fed’s conference in Jackson Hole and the pivot Jerome Powell signaled in figure monetary policy. He also dives into the hot political topics from this week, namely, the Democratic National Convention and RFK Jr.’s endorsement of Donald Trump for President.

August 26, 2024 Original Analysis

How Patent Abuse Fuels America’s Drug Pricing Problem

The United States patent system, originally designed to foster innovation and protect inventors, has become a battleground where pharmaceutical companies wage war against competition and affordability. While patents play an important role in incentivizing research and development, the current system has been manipulated to extend monopolies far beyond their intended duration, resulting in skyrocketing drug […]

August 25, 2024 Interviews

Schiff Tackles Dedollarization on Resource Talks

Peter recently appeared on the Resource Talks Youtube channel to discuss the future of gold and the U.S. economy. In his interview, which makes up the first portion of the show, Peter specifically speaks to the looming financial crises facing the United States, unsustainable debt levels, the inevitable collapse of the dollar, and the role […]

August 23, 2024 Original Analysis

UBS: Taylor Swift Could Derail the Global Battle Against Inflation

Just when you thought the headlines couldn’t seem more absurd, Swiss banking giant UBS has issued a warning that in the global battle against inflation, the worst enemy of central banks could be none other than pop star Taylor Swift.