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October 13, 2026 ・Original Analysis

The Fed vs. the Bond Market

The economy is bound to eventually reach a point where it can no longer tolerate the interest rates required to keep inflation and debt under control, and some of the loudest warnings are coming from the bond market. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield recently climbed above 5.3%, reaching levels not seen since 2002. Even more […]

October 13, 2026 ・Peter's Podcast

Peter Schiff: Trump’s Economic Boom is an Illusion

In his latest podcast, Peter pokes holes in President Trump’s latest economic narrative, contrasting it with the reality consumers are feeling on the ground. He also tackles the administration’s flip-flop on Russian energy imports, takes a jab at artificial intelligence branding, and closes out with sharp critiques of a politically compromised Fed investigation and the […]

October 13, 2026 ・Original Analysis

Fed Governor Admits Policy Reversal as Inflation Proves Stickier Than Hoped

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on September 16th, lifting the federal funds target to a range of 3.75-4% and ending nine months of holding rates steady. Speaking on October 8th at the Istanbul Economic Forum, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller laid out the reasoning behind the move. His […]

October 12, 2026 ・Interviews

Schiff w/ Szafron: Bond Yields Signal the Biggest Crisis Yet

Last week, Peter joined Jeremy Szafron on Kitco News to explain why surging bond yields are the start of a much larger reckoning for the US economy. He walks through the collapse of the housing-driven spending boom, the dangerous combination of record debt and rising rates, and why gold remains the only real protection against […]

October 10, 2026 ・Guest Commentaries

The Real Reason Populism Keeps Failing

A decade of populist anger on both the right and left has correctly identified that America’s institutions serve the political class rather than ordinary citizens, yet virtually every goal that anger was meant to achieve, ending DC corruption, winding down foreign wars, reducing inequality, has only gotten worse. Ron Paul’s generation of populists correctly identified […]

October 9, 2026 ・Interviews

Schiff on Redacted: The Housing Market is Doomed to Crash

On Wednesday, Peter joined the Redacted podcast for a discussion on the US government’s spiraling debt, the illusion of wealth propping up the housing market, and the political games being played ahead of the midterms. He closes with a sharp explanation of why rising bond yields, contrary to popular belief, are actually bullish for gold […]

October 8, 2026 ・Original Analysis

Oil Production Back to Pre-War Levels

Oil exports in the Middle East have reached 98% of their pre-war levels. For a war that has so fundamentally challenged the traditional oil supply chain, this is an incredible achievement. With oil coming out of the Middle East at the same rate that it did before the war, it is only a matter of […]

October 7, 2026 ・Exploring Finance

August Trade Deficit Surges 77% Year-Over-Year

The Trade Deficit is one of the two components of the ‘twin deficits’; the other being the federal budget deficit. The trade deficit used to be a number that received a ton of attention in the 1980s and 1990s because it was determined to be a strong gauge of the strength and weakness in the […]

October 6, 2026 ・Interviews

Schiff w/ Nawfal: Trump is in Denial

In his latest interview with Mario Nawfal, Peter walks through why the US economy is entering a dangerous new phase defined by both record debt and climbing interest rates. He connects this looming crisis to the housing market, inflated net worth figures, and the political theater surrounding tariffs and stimulus checks, before closing with his […]

October 6, 2026 ・Peter's Podcast

Peter Schiff: Washington is Screwing the Taxpayer

In his latest podcast, Peter walks through a string of warning signs flashing across the American economy, from a bond market running out of patience to consumers burning through savings just to keep up with the cost of living. He connects these dots to the tariff debate, showing who really foots the bill, and closes […]

October 6, 2026 ・Key Gold Headlines

Pension Funds Quietly Abandon the 60/40 Playbook for Gold

According to a recent report published by the World Gold Council, pension funds across multiple countries are adding gold to their portfolios, not as a speculative bet, but as a structural response to problems with the traditional 60/40 stock-bond model. The findings arrive as gold trades near in the low 4,000s, reaching a high of […]