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US Government Posts Another Big Deficit in October

The federal government ended up fiscal 2018 with the largest budget deficit since 2012. Based on the most recent US Treasury Department projections, that doesn’t look to slow down in fiscal 2019. 

Fun on Friday: When Your Gold Roof Goes Bad

A few months ago, during a major downpour, I noticed water drip, drip, dripping onto the floor of my guest bedroom. I put a bucket under it and climbed into the attic, horror clawing at the edges of my mind. Was I about to need a new roof? If you’re a homeowner, you probably share […]

Building Houses on Rotten Foundations: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 11.16.18

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.

Gold: The Best House in a Bad Neighborhood

Generally, when the mainstream talks about gold, you get a negative spin. So, whenever I see anybody in the mainstream talking positively about the yellow metal, I sit up and take notice. Well, MarketWatch had some positive things to say about gold recently, calling it “the best house in bad neighborhood” for 2019.

Peter Schiff: Investors Are Playing Checkers Instead of Chess

Last week, we got data on the producer price index. It came in at o.6%, a much hotter number than expected. It was the biggest jump in the PPI in six years. Year-over-year, producer prices are up 2.8%. Analysts expected the monthly increase to come in at half that – 0.3%. While the Fed typically […]

Paper Gold Manipulation: It’s Your Dime Interview with Chris Powell

Central bankers and politicians actively intervene in the gold market. This may sound like a tin foil hat conspiracy theory, but there is plenty of evidence right out in the open. Chris Powell co-founded the  Gold Anti-Trust Action League (GATA) to expose the scheme. In this episode of It’s Your Dime, host Mike Maharrey and […]

The Blue Ripple: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 11.09.18

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.

Fun on Friday: The Gold Went Down Easier Than It Came Out

Last Friday, I told you where you can get coffee with real gold mixed into it. It’s part of this trend of edible gold. People are mixing gold into all kinds of foods  — even beer and chicken wings. Like I said last week, I think people like to eat gold because it seems indulgent and […]

South Africa Gold Mine Output Drops 19%

Gold production in South Africa dropped by 19% year-on-year in September, according to a report at Fin24. This continues a trend of monthly gold mine production drops. South African gold output fell by 15% in August and 15.5% in July. The country once led the world in gold production. The precipitous drop in output over […]

ETFs Add Gold for the First Time in Four Months

Gold holdings in gold-backed ETFs rose globally by 16.5 tons in October. It was the first monthly net inflow of the yellow metal into ETFs in four months. According to a report by the World Gold Council, positive gold price performance for the month (+2.3% in USD) was a key driver of inflows in North […]