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Fed Blinks Again as Growth Cools, Gold Nears $3,700

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) trimmed its policy rate by 25 basis points yesterday, acknowledging that U.S. growth has “moderated” and job creation is sputtering even as prices keep climbing. The new 4.00 – 4.25 percent target range marks the third cut of 2025 and arrives with inflation still “somewhat elevated,” hardly a confidence-inspiring […]

Is the Treasury’s Issuance Strategy a Stealth Bailout?

After once criticising former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s strategy of increasing the Treasury’s share of short-term debt issuance, Scott Bessent has decided to continue the same strategy. It’s part of the Trump administration’s bid to keep long-term interest rates down. But by using fiscal tools to provide low-cost liquidity to financial markets, it’s a bailout […]

Peter Schiff: Rate Cuts Will Make Inflation Worse

In his latest podcast, Peter goes through the just-released August consumer price data and uses the report as a springboard to explain why the markets are misreading the Fed and why ordinary Americans are likely to pay the price. He connects the dots between an understated CPI (Consumer Price Index), the rally in stocks tied […]

Stagflation Heavy: Why Gold and Silver Still Look Cheap | SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap

In this week’s Schiff Gold Friday Market Wrap, Peter Schiff delves into the significant rise in precious metals, noting that gold closed the week around $3,643 and silver at $42.16, marking new highs. Schiff emphasizes that gold and silver remain undervalued when adjusted for true inflation, urging investors to act swiftly. He criticizes the Federal […]

Schiff on Commodity Culture: Gold Breaks $3,600

On Monday’s episode of the Commodity Culture podcast, Peter joins host Jesse Day and walks listeners through what he sees as a pivotal moment for precious metals and for the dollar. He argues that gold quietly began a new leg of its bull market in 2024, that the labor market is weaker than officials admit, […]

El Salvador Finally Buys Gold

After its Bitcoin-buying spree, El Salvador has made its largest gold purchase in over three decades, diversifying its holdings into real money. Across the world, Bitcoin evangelists are joining central banks and funneling capital into history’s one and only hard money asset. If they were smart, El Salvador would trade all their so-called “digital gold” […]

Peter Schiff: Fed Independence in the Crosshairs

On his latest podcast, Peter takes aim at a string of recent policy choices that are undermining the dollar, inflating asset bubbles, and exposing taxpayers to risk. He walks through the latest jobs data, the anomaly of easing into an inflationary cycle, the privatization of profits at the expense of public losses, and the constitutional […]

Gold & Silver Surge! – SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap

Gold just traded above $3,600 for the first time ever, and silver is surging past $41! In this short Shift Gold Friday Market Wrap, Peter Schiff breaks down the incredible gains this week: Peter highlights the key catalysts behind this leg of the bull market and why the fourth quarter could be the strongest yet. […]

Prepare for New Gold Highs (Just Don’t Dance)

Gold hit a fresh record high in the wake of Jerome Powell’s dovish comments that the Fed will consider cutting interest rates at its upcoming September FOMC meeting. As the Fed is forced into accommodative policy and possibly even eventual QE, get ready for even more record highs for the yellow metal. But just don’t […]

Schiff on VRIC Media: Hike Rates, Back Gold, Dump Bitcoin

In a recent VRIC Media interview, Peter lays out a straightforward critique of modern monetary policy and the political choices driving today’s economy. He connects low interest rates, tariffs, and misguided enthusiasm for crypto to a brewing misallocation of resources, and points listeners toward gold and real assets as sensible hedges. He starts by taking […]