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Peter Schiff Talks Trade War and Politics

The trade war between the US and China escalated again this week. The US slapped an additional $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods. The tax starts at 10% and will increase to 25% by the end of the year. China retaliated by announcing another $60 billion in tariffs on US goods. As Peter Schiff noted […]

Trade Wars! SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 08.31.18

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.

The $64,000 Question: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 08.24.18

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.

Peter Schiff: Making the Dollar Weak Again

Through the last several presidential administrations, the US has maintained a “strong dollar” policy. As Peter Schiff pointed out in his most recent podcast, it wasn’t so much that you could pinpoint the specific tenets of the policy. It was more about the rhetoric that came out of Washington D.C. Everybody talked about the strong dollar […]

Peter Schiff: Trump Is Laying a Foundation of Blame

The dollar declined sharply, pushing gold up late last week as Pres. Trump criticized the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy. Trump took aim at the Fed during an interview on CNBC, saying he’s “not thrilled” with the central bank’s push to raise rates. Because we go up and every time you go up they want […]

Trump’s First 18 Months: The Good the Bad and the Ugly

Dan Kurz runs the DK Analytics website where he posts detailed breakdowns of complex economic issues. We recently interviewed Dan as part of our It’s Your Dime Series.  In his most recent post, Dan used his analytical skills to break down the first 18 months of the Trump administration. Dan finds a little good, a […]

Fun on Friday: The Trump Challenge Coin Outrage

Is it just me, or has modern American politics devolved into little more than petulant playground namecalling devoid of substance? I stumbled across this latest outrage as I was perusing the depths of the internet the other day – presidential “challenge coins.” Apparently, according to the mainstream pundits, President Donald Trump can’t even get a […]

Buy King Dollar? Do You Really Want to Take Investment Advice From This Guy?

President Trump’s new economic adviser did an interview on CNBC’s Closing Bell Wednesday and offered a little investment advice. I would buy King Dollar and I would sell gold.” So, should you follow Larry Kudlow’s guidance? Of course, that’s up to you. But Kudlow doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to predicting […]

Peter Schiff: Trump Is No Reagan; Powell Is No Volker

The dollar has shown some resilience this week. The dollar index clawed back after hitting multi-year lows last week. Meanwhile, gold saw its worst single-day decline in more than a year on Tuesday. One thing that hasn’t changed is the upward pressure on bond yields. In his most recent podcast, Peter Schiff said he thinks this […]

Peter Schiff: Republicans Offer Free Lunch Then Stick Us With the Bill (Video)

It was interesting watching people on the left side of the political spectrum become practically giddy as the stock market tanked on Monday. It seems they couldn’t wait to pin the collapse on Donald Trump. Of course, the president has set himself up to take the fall by constantly taking credit for this bubble economy. […]