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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 […]

Ron Paul: When It Comes to Inflation the Mainstream Is All Mixed Up (Video)

Inflation came in hotter than expected at 2.1%. A CNBC report said the number “pushes the economy toward a potential danger zone for inflation.” Analysts had expected January inflation to come in at 0.3, after being up by 0.1 the previous month. Instead, the December number was revised up to 0.2 and January came in at 0.5. […]

Debt, Debt and More Debt: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 02.16.18

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: Inflation Is Good for Gold! Duh!

Inflation is back. So what does this mean for gold? The consumer price index came in hotter than expected at 2.1%. A CNBC report said the number “pushes the economy toward a potential danger zone for inflation.”

Who Is Going to Buy All This US Debt?

During a podcast last week, Peter Schiff asked a key question: Who is going to buy all of this US debt? The US Treasury Department plans to auction off around $1.4 trillion in Treasuries this year. And it won’t end there. The department expects that pace of borrowing to continue over the next several years. […]

Deficits Don’t Matter? Fake News! SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Podcast 02.09.18

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.

Government Spending Going Up; Interest Rates Going Up; Stock Market Going Down

The bears were running on Wall Street again Thursday, as the Dow Jones suffered another steep tumble. After a record drop of  1,175 points Tuesday and a rebound Wednesday, the Dow shed another 1,333 points. The Dow Jones dropped 6.5% in four days. That’s the steepest decline in any week since October 2008. The S&P 500 […]

Corporations Drunk With Debt Thanks to Easy Money Punch Bowl

They call it the business “cycle” for a reason. Cycles repeat. As Peter Schiff pointed out in a recent podcast, the financial crisis was triggered by rising interest rates on the debt that had been accumulated in the years prior as a result of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates at 1% for a year-and-a-half and then […]

The Wind That Will Topple the Economic House of Cards: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 02.02.18

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: The Price of Gold Is Going to Soar (Interview)

Peter Schiff recently attended the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference. While he was there, he did an interview with Daniela Cambone of Kitco News. Peter and Cambone talked gold, and Peter said he thinks the yellow metal is set to soar, despite the sentiment that Federal Reserve Rate hikes will hold gold down. Gold has not really […]