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Bank of England Governor: Dollar “Too Dominant” as Reserve Currency, Needs to Be Replaced

During a recent interview on RT America, Peter Schiff said investors should stay away from the dollar, not only because of the looming recession, but because its days as a reserve currency could be numbered. Is this just hyperbole, or could the US dollar really fall off its throne? America’s enemies would certainly like to see […]

Is the Mainstream Turning Bullish on Gold?

In a podcast a couple of weeks ago, Peter Schiff said we now have all the elements of a gold bull market. Well, it looks like the mainstream might be starting to catch on. A headline at Bloomberg on Friday proclaimed “Hedge Funds Go All-In on Gold.” According to the Bloomberg report, hedge funds increased […]

Gold’s Record Week! SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Aug. 9, 2019

The price of gold surged this week, breaking all-time records in a number of currencies. It also did pretty well in dollar terms, hitting six-year highs and pushing above the key $1,500 level. Meanwhile, silver had its best single day in over three years. What drove this week’s precious metals rally? And can we expect […]

Peter Schiff: We Have Global Currency Weakness; They’re All Losing Value When Priced in Gold

Several currencies have been strong against the dollar over the last couple of days, but as Peter Schiff said in his podcast, the biggest gainer wasn’t a currency at all. It was real money – gold. Gold hit six-year highs on Monday and set records in a number of currencies. It continued to move upward […]

Peter Schiff Talks Oil and Inflation (Video)

Peter Schiff recently appeared on RT to talk about rising oil prices, how they relate to inflation and what it could mean for the US economy.

India Jumps on the Gold Bandwagon

The Reserve Bank of India has jumped on the gold bandwagon. Since December 2017, the Indian central bank has added 50.4 tons of gold to its reserves. India bought 8.2 tons of gold in January and February of this year and analysts project that pace to pick up. Economist Howie Lee told Bloomberg he expects […]

More Gold for Russia

This has become a monthly feature here a SchiffGold News – Russia buys more gold. The Central Bank of Russia added another 18.7 tons of gold to its stash in March according to a press release last week. This boosts the country’s gold reserves to 2, 167.9 tons or 69,700,000 ounces. Gold now makes up […]

Central Bank Gold Purchases Hit Highest Level Since 2008

Central bank gold purchases hit a level not seen since 2008 through the first two months of 2019. Central banks added 90 tons of gold in the first two months of this year according to the latest report by the World Gold Council. This compares to 56 tons through the first two months of 2018 […]

China Buys More Gold as It Seeks to Minimize Exposure to the Dollar

China bought gold for the fourth straight month in March, adding another 11.2 tons of the yellow metal to its reserves, according to the latest data released by the People’s Bank of China. With the most recent purchases, the Chinese official gold reserves stand at about 1,884 tons or 60.62 million ounces. The Chinese have […]

The Anything But the Dollar Club

We’ve been following a number of central banks that have been buying gold recently, specifically the Russians and Chinese. But these two central banks aren’t alone. In fact, central bank gold-buying has surged over the last couple of years. What’s behind this trend?