Peter's Blog

Peter Schiff on Real America

Peter was recently featured on Real America hosted by Dan Ball. It’s no secret that the government has been spending more than it collects, and there are indications that the Biden administration is addressing this issue.

Central Banks Will Keep Gobbling Gold in 2024

The first half of 2023 was a record-breaking moment for central bank gold buying, led by none other than China and Russia. Organizations like the World Gold Council reported a staggering increase compared to 2022:

Degrowth Advocates Misunderstand the Business Cycle

December saw a resurgence of “degrowth” advocates in the media, with two articles published by Nature garnering special attention on X (formerly Twitter). The fallacies underlying the degrowth movement are not new in economics, but it’s worth revisiting them and their important connections to monetary policy in the age of central banking.

Peter Schiff: 2024 Could Be Horrible For the Dollar

Peter Schiff left a stark warning at the end of the year: “2024 could be a horrible year for the dollar.”  Here are 3 big reasons why Peter thinks inflation might rise even higher this year.

The End! SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap December, 29, 2023

We’ve reached the end of another year. A new year is always a good time for reflection. And maybe even some resolutions. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey talks about the trajectory of gold as we enter the new year, explains an economic truth, offers some thoughts on New […]

The Christmas Gift That Keeps on Taking

Two days before Christmas in 1913, Woodrow Wilson gave the United States a Christmas gift that keeps taking. On that day, he signed the Federal Reserve Act into law, creating the US central bank. Since that inauspicious day, the US dollar has lost 96% of its value.

Bank Bailout Program Balance Surges Again in December

What’s going on with US banks? Over the last month, loans outstanding in the Federal Reserve bank bailout program increased by $17.24 billion. It was the second month we’ve seen borrowing from the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) surge. And the pace of borrowing is increasing.

That’s One Heck of a Drug! SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Dec. 22, 2023

US stocks surged with the promise of interest rate cuts. Then stocks tanked when some Fed officials tried to walk that promise back. Then they surged again when some weak economic data put rate cuts back on the table. As Friday Gold Wrap host Mike Maharrey put it, easy money is one heck of a […]

Peter Schiff: Did the Fed Steal the Santa Claus Rally?

The US stock market had a potentially significant day on Wednesday. Markets have been rallying on the hope of interest rate cuts in the near future. But Fed officials have been trying to walk back those expectations. Did the central bankers manage to steal the Santa Claus rally? In his podcast, Peter Schiff talks about […]

Peter Schiff: Bidenomics Is Putting Lipstick on a Pig

Peter Schiff recently appeared on Real America with Dan Ball to talk about the state of the US economy. He described it as a disaster and said Bidenomics consists of putting lipstick on a pig.