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May 15, 2026 ・Peter's Podcast

Peter Schiff: Real Rates Fall, Inflation Soars

Peter opens Wednesday’s episode of the Peter Schiff Show by describing the difficult hand dealt to new Fed chair Kevin Warsh. He then walks listeners through recent startling inflation data, interest-rate math, and what that means for the dollar and precious metals. He closes by defending market-driven change and the role of the consumer in […]

May 13, 2026 ・Key Gold Headlines

April CPI Surprise Sends Gold to $4,700 as Energy Costs Surge

April’s Consumer Price Index offered scant comfort to households or policymakers, with headline prices rising 0.6 percent for the month and 3.8 percent from a year earlier, according to Wednesday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics release. Though the monthly pace eased from March’s blistering 0.9 percent gain, the yearly rate accelerated, underscoring that the inflation fire […]

April 30, 2026 ・Exploring Finance

13 Week Money Supply Growth is Trending Above 5%

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. One key metric shown below is the “Wenzel” 13-week annualized money […]

April 25, 2026 ・Guest Commentaries

War Will Be Funded by Inflation

With the prospect of peace on the horizon, free-market economists can rest easier knowing the worst of the Iran war may be over. Even if the war is really over, the state will still use it as a scapegoat for the Federal Reserve’s latest inflationary policies. The following article was originally published by the Mises […]

April 11, 2026 ・Friday Gold Wrap

CPI Hits 3.3%, Consumer Sentiment Hits Record Low — Stagflation Is Here

CPI triples to 0.9%, consumer sentiment hits an all-time low, and the Fed is quietly running QE — stagflation isn’t coming, it’s here. Gold ended the week at $4,745 with silver at $75.76 and mining stocks up 5%, all buoyed by the Taco Tuesday ceasefire that sent markets surging mid-week. Peter Schiff argues the ceasefire […]

March 25, 2026 ・Exploring Finance

Money Supply Grows at Fastest Pace since 2021

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. One key metric shown below is the “Wenzel” 13-week annualized money […]

February 12, 2026 ・Guest Commentaries

CPI vs. Zoe’s Grocery Receipt: Which Inflation Measure Tells the Truth?

In a welcome reminder that all inflation measurements are fundamentally arbitrary, a recent TikTok went viral for showing the extremes of inflation over the last two decades. Perhaps this virality will teach Gen Z a thing or two about inflation, its true causes, and why the state is prone to downplay the true extent of […]

January 29, 2026 ・Exploring Finance

13 Week Money Supply Growth Reaches 6.5%

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. One key metric shown below is the “Wenzel” 13-week annualized money […]

January 16, 2026 ・Interviews

Schiff on Mining Network: Trump is Packing the FOMC

Peter recently joined Peter Gadsdon from the Mining Network to discuss a grab-bag of issues, from the latest showdown between the Fed and the White House to why gold is still the best hedge against a weakening dollar. He walks listeners through recent inflation readings — including the CPI for December — and ties those […]

January 15, 2026 ・Key Gold Headlines

December CPI Pops 0.3%, Gold Brushes $4,600

After a two-month data void caused by Washington’s funding standoff, the Bureau of Labor Statistics finally dropped December’s Consumer Price Index—and the numbers refuse to play along with the “mission-accomplished” narrative on inflation. Headline CPI rose 0.3 percent for the month, lifting the index to 324 and pushing the yearly gain to 2.7 percent—still north […]