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Is the Pivot in Play? SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap April 14, 2023

With the CPI coming in slightly cooler than expected and producer prices unexpectedly falling, a lot of people think the Fed pivot is now in play and we will soon see an end to monetary tightening. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey talks about the possibility of a pivot, […]

TTM Net Interest Expense Exceeds Half a Trillion Dollars

The Federal Government ran a gargantuan deficit of -$378B in March. This is over $100B larger than the massive February deficit. In the last three years, only the deficit last September was larger because the government recognized the cost of Biden’s student loan forgiveness. September aside, this month was the largest deficit month since March 2021 […]

Getting CPI Back to 2% Is a Fantasy

The CPI rose in March by 0.06%, which was less than expected. That said, as the chart below shows, the fall in Energy prices was entirely responsible for containing an otherwise high CPI.

Gold Was Up Over 9% in the First Quarter

Gold was up 9.2% to a quarterly average of $1,980 an ounce in the first quarter of 2023. This was just 1% off the record high charted in Q3 2020.

Peter Schiff: Traders Still Getting Jobs and Inflation Wrong

The dollar rallied and gold sold off on Monday after the March labor report came in at expectations and comments by the new Bank of Japan governor indicated he plans to continue the country’s ultra-loose monetary policy. In his podcast, Peter explains how traders continued to get both jobs and inflation wrong.

Gold ETFs Report Net Inflows of Gold for First Time in 10 Months

For the first time in 10 months, gold flowed into ETFs in March with global gold ETFs recording net inflows of 32 tons, representing an increase of about $1.9 billion.

Jobs Report: 7 of 8 Categories Below 12-month Trend

The BLS reported that 236k jobs were added in March. Similar to December and January, the Household survey greatly exceeded the Headline Report with 577k jobs added. The Household Survey was surprisingly strong given the current economic environment.

Dollar Woes: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap April 7, 2023

The dollar may be king, but its throne is getting a little tippy. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey talks about the slow but steady erosion of the dollar’s global dominance and the possible ramifications. He also explains how Federal Reserve monetary policy is like poison.

Texas Bill Would Create State-Issued Gold-Backed Digital Currency

Bills introduced in the Texas House and Senate would create a state-issued, gold-backed digital currency. Enactment of this legislation would create an option for people to transact business in sound money, set the stage to undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money and create a viable alternative to a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Gold Heist

Yesterday (April 5) marked the anniversary 0f the signing of  Executive Order 6102 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was touted as a measure to stop gold hoarding, but it was in reality, an attempt to remove gold from public hands. Many people refer to EO-6102 as a gold confiscation order. But confiscation is probably […]