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Schiff w/ Diesen: Doubling Down on Tariffs is a Mistake

In his latest interview with Glenn Diesen, Peter tackles a wide range of policy failures unfolding under the current administration, from the stalled war in Ukraine to the growing pile of unfunded government promises. He also explains why central banks are quietly turning to gold instead of US treasuries, and why Trump’s tariff war is […]

Why Eliminating Cash Would Harm the Market Economy

Monetary authorities increasingly argue for eliminating physical cash altogether, citing tax evasion, the shadow economy, and the instability caused when people run for cash during a crisis. But money is a commodity that emerged through voluntary market selection, not something a central bank can conjure by decree, and abolishing cash strikes at the medium of […]

Wholesale Inflation Jumps as Energy Costs Surge

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday that the Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand rose 0.4% in August, a sharp acceleration from July’s 0.1% gain and June’s 0.1% decline. On an unadjusted basis, wholesale prices are up 5.4% over the past 12 months, more than double the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. The report […]

Peter Schiff: The Fed is Making Empty Promises

In Tuesday’s episode of his podcast, Peter breaks down why copper looks like a bargain relative to gold, even as prices for the industrial metal move higher. He then pivots to the war in Iran, calling out what he sees as a pattern of dishonesty from the Trump administration, before circling back to economics with […]

Peter Schiff: Gold’s Bull Market Is Just Getting Started

On Tuesday, Peter joined The Street to sit down for a wide-ranging interview covering gold’s historic climb, the dollar’s ongoing collapse in purchasing power, and why he thinks Washington’s optimism on oil prices is misplaced. He also takes aim at Bitcoin, arguing that its five-year bear market is far from over despite the unwavering confidence […]

Fed Governor Concedes Next Rate Move Is a Coin Flip as Inflation Stays Well Above Target

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller told Reuters on September 3rd that inflation “remains meaningfully above” the Federal Open Market Committee’s 2 percent goal, even as he pointed to what he called recent signs of disinflation. The remarks, delivered at a Reuters NEXT Newsmaker Interview in Washington, D.C., come less than two weeks before the FOMC’s […]

Private Hiring Grinds to a Near-Halt as Job Growth Hits Seven-Month Low

U.S. private employers added just 38,000 jobs in August 2026, according to the ADP National Employment Report released this week, the slowest pace of hiring since January. The report, compiled from aggregated and anonymized payroll data covering more than 26 million U.S. employees in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, showed weakness spreading beneath […]

Labor Market Data Keeps Getting Revised Down

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for July 2026 on Tuesday, September 1st, showing job openings “little changed” at 7.3 million. That phrase, along with its close cousins “essentially unchanged” and “held steady,” appeared throughout the report, describing nearly every headline metric. Hires and total separations both […]

Warsh Vows No Excuses on 2 Percent Inflation

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh used his Jackson Hole podium on Friday to draw a bright line around the central bank’s credibility, declaring that the long-promised 2 percent inflation goal on the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index is “a firm, fixed target.” Price stability, he said, “is not self-executing…it’s the Fed’s job to deliver stable […]

Consumer Confidence Slips Again, Future Outlook Darkens

The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index fell 0.8 points to 89.4 in August, down from 90.2 in July, based on a survey conducted between August 3rd and August 16th. The decline marks the second consecutive monthly drop, though the headline figure masks a sharper divergence beneath the surface. While consumers grew somewhat more upbeat about […]