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In Wednesday’s episode of his podcast, Peter walks through the self-reinforcing cycle of deficits, inflation, and interest rates that he believes is cornering the U.S. economy, and explains why rising inflation numbers should be sending investors into gold rather than out of it. He also touches on the deteriorating housing market, offers a refresher on […]

Earlier this week, Peter sat down with real estate mogul Grant Cardone and David Lin for a debate that spans the details of REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts), combining them with Bitcoin investment funds, and the deteriorating state of the US economy. The conversation turns pointed as Peter dismantles Cardone’s claims about REIT cash flow […]

Beth Hammack, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, warned on October 12th that inflation pressures across the economy are broadening rather than fading, and that policy rates may need to move “toward an even higher latitude” if price pressures persist. Speaking at the National Association of Business Economics’ annual meeting in […]

The economy is bound to eventually reach a point where it can no longer tolerate the interest rates required to keep inflation and debt under control, and some of the loudest warnings are coming from the bond market. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield recently climbed above 5.3%, reaching levels not seen since 2002. Even more […]

In his latest podcast, Peter pokes holes in President Trump’s latest economic narrative, contrasting it with the reality consumers are feeling on the ground. He also tackles the administration’s flip-flop on Russian energy imports, takes a jab at artificial intelligence branding, and closes out with sharp critiques of a politically compromised Fed investigation and the […]

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on September 16th, lifting the federal funds target to a range of 3.75-4% and ending nine months of holding rates steady. Speaking on October 8th at the Istanbul Economic Forum, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller laid out the reasoning behind the move. His […]

A decade of populist anger on both the right and left has correctly identified that America’s institutions serve the political class rather than ordinary citizens, yet virtually every goal that anger was meant to achieve, ending DC corruption, winding down foreign wars, reducing inequality, has only gotten worse. Ron Paul’s generation of populists correctly identified […]

On Wednesday, Peter joined the Redacted podcast for a discussion on the US government’s spiraling debt, the illusion of wealth propping up the housing market, and the political games being played ahead of the midterms. He closes with a sharp explanation of why rising bond yields, contrary to popular belief, are actually bullish for gold […]

In Wednesday’s episode of the Peter Schiff Show, Peter traces a common thread connecting America’s trade deficits, runaway government spending, and the sovereign debt troubles now creeping across the Atlantic. He also takes a detour into history, arguing that many of the country’s deepest economic wounds, from the income tax to the Federal Reserve, trace […]

Oil exports in the Middle East have reached 98% of their pre-war levels. For a war that has so fundamentally challenged the traditional oil supply chain, this is an incredible achievement. With oil coming out of the Middle East at the same rate that it did before the war, it is only a matter of […]