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In his latest interview with Glenn Diesen, Peter focuses on the economic fallout from the recent war and what it means for jobs, inflation, and the dollar. He argues policymakers are stampeding toward more debt and money printing at exactly the wrong time, which makes gold and silver an increasingly sensible hedge for savers who […]

On Tuesday, Peter joined Mario Nawfal for a discussion about the constitutional limits on war, the likely political and economic consequences of a U.S. confrontation with Iran, and the fiscal realities that would follow. He ties those foreign-policy risks back to money and markets, warning that debt, central-bank money printing, and a weak production base […]

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller told the National Association for Business Economics on February 23rd that the March 17th–18th Federal Open Market Committee decision is “close to a coin flip.” After three straight 25-basis-point cuts since September, the Fed paused in January—over Waller’s dissent—and left its policy rate near 4.75 percent. He argued that “the […]

On Thursday’s episode of The Peter Schiff Show, Peter covers a range of market signals that, in his view, point toward rising prices and constitute even more reason to use sound money. He highlights strength in gold, a sharp bounce in oil, and the economic forces he believes will push the dollar lower: runaway federal […]

The dollar is in free fall as gold and silver continue climbing to new records. As the global economy loses confidence in its main reserve asset, it’s simultaneously losing confidence in fiat currencies and the central banks that manage them. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions expressed do not […]

Hyperinflation is perhaps the best way to destroy a nation, short of bombing it. While it’s uncommon, new scholarship shows that hyperinflation has ravaged economies at least 71 times throughout history, which is more than monetary interventionists care to admit. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions expressed do not […]