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Peter Schiff: America’s Economic Problems Are Self-Inflicted (Video)

Peter Schiff has been talking a lot about the prospects of a trade deal lately. His point: an end to the trade war isn’t going to heal America’s economic wounds. And those wounds? Well, they’re self-inflicted. Peter appeared on RT again on Monday (March 4) to hammer home this point.

The Greatest Deal in the History of Deals? Or Much Ado About Nothing? (Video)

The price of gold dropped last week and stock markets continued to rally. One of the driving factors was optimism that the trade war may be close to its end. As a CNBC report put it, “investors opted for riskier assets on hopes of a thaw in a trade dispute between the United States and […]

Peter Schiff: Chinese Trade Deal Isn’t Going to Make America Great Again (Video)

The US and China are reportedly getting closer to working out a trade deal. The Chinese have indicated they will import more US natural gas, semiconductors and soybeans. Peter Schiff recently appeared on RT to talk about it.  He said that no matter what ultimately comes out of these trade negotiations, it’s not going to […]

Fun on Friday: Trump Grounds Nancy Pelosi

Did you hear what President Trump did to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi? He grounded her airplane — 40 minutes before she was supposed to take off on a big excursion. Whether you love Trump or hate him, you have to admit he’s the greatest troll to ever occupy the Oval Office.

Build That Wall? It’s Your Dime Interview With Journalist Ryan Girdusky

Immigration policy is one of the biggest issues facing America right now. It’s also one of the most contentious. Should the US build a wall along the Mexican border? Are there other immigration policy reforms the US should consider? And why does it even matter? Mike Maharrey explores the immigration issue with journalist Ryan Girdusky […]

Peter Schiff: The Bubble Has Popped; The Economy Is Next (Video)

After the worst Christmas Eve in the history of the stock market, the Santa Clause rally came late. Markets bounced back in the short trading week after Christmas. The Dow started with a 1,000-plus point gain, then dropped nearly 600 points the next day, before rallying late to close in the green. The rally had […]

Peter Schiff: This Isn’t Going to Be Your Garden-Variety Recession (Video)

The mainstream is starting to get a little bit nervous. As we reported yesterday, a CNBC interview with DoubleLine Capital founder Jeffrey Gundlach got the mainstream talking about the possibility of a bear market. There is also increasing concern about a looming recession. In a recent New York Times survey, almost half of the 134 CEOs […]

Fed Up! Friday Gold Wrap 12.14.18

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

What Do These Jobs Numbers Really Tell Us Anyway?

November’s jobs numbers came out Friday weaker than expected. Trump’s twitter feed was strangely silent on the jobs report. Generally, he likes to tout unemployment as an accomplishment, even though he poo-pooed the same numbers when he was campaigning against Obama. As Peter Schiff pointed out in his most recent podcast, the official numbers significantly understate […]

Peter Schiff: Look Beyond the Trade War (Video)

Peter Schiff appeared on RT Boom Bust earlier this week to talk about the trade war “truce” between the US and China. The announcement that there was some progress in resolving the trade war during the G20 summit boosted stock markets on Monday (the day this segment was aired), but that lasted all of one […]