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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

CPI Inflation Cools Amid Falling Oil Prices and Slowing Rents

With the CPI coming in at 2.7% last week– lower than the expected 3.1% – markets rallied at the hope that inflation is being tamed. 2.7% is still nearly a full point higher than the Fed’s 2.0% goal, and this hope is misplaced: the Fed’s latest cuts will only drive inflation higher. The following article […]

Schiff w/ Diesen: Gold’s the Real Winner

In Peter’s latest interview with Glenn Diesen, Peter lays out why he sees gold as the clearest signal of failed monetary and fiscal policy and why mainstream economic statistics mislead the public. He takes aim at GDP and the CPI (Consumer Price Index), warns that the Fed is primed to monetize debt again, and explains […]

Peter Schiff: Gold’s Breakout Is Just Getting Started

On Friday’s episode of The Peter Schiff Show, Peter examines gold’s recent push through $4,000 and what it signals about inflation, the Fed, and market psychology. He walks through how the financial press misreads precious-metals flows, parses the latest CPI (Consumer Price Index) data, and connects rising prices to policy failures — then calls out […]

What Debt? Just inflate! 13 Week Money Supply Continues Accelerating

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 […]

The Slow Death of the Middle Class: Inflation’s Silent Stranglehold

All taxes make their payers worse off, but one stands above the others in its uniquely sinister nature. Inflation – the slow, subtle erosion of purchasing power– is the tax that kills the middle class. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Peter […]

Fed Ignores Rising Inflation as August Prices Climb

Another month goes by, and the Fed’s 2% inflation target remains a distant paradise. Even though inflation has actually increased by some metrics, the Fed has nonetheless fired up the money printers, revealing it cares more about political ends than keeping prices stable. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions […]