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To All You Scoffers: Friday Gold Wrap 01.18.19

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

Jim Grant: We Live in a Most Extraordinary Moment of Monetary Manipulation (Video)

The Federal Reserve bases its monetary policy decisions on where it thinks the economy is heading. The $64,000 question is how does it know? Or to put it another way, what makes us think a panel made up of a few economists and policy wonks can accurately predict the future and then make the “right” […]

What’s Up With Fed Chair Jerome Powell? Friday Gold Wrap 1.11.19

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

Peter Schiff: Jerome Powell Goes Uber-Dove, A Beautiful Environment for Gold

Last week, we saw more huge swings in US stock markets. On Thursday, stocks fell sharply, but they recaptured all the losses on Friday in the wake optimism about trade talks between the US and China,  of a strong December jobs report, and “dovish” comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Peter Schiff hit on all […]

Global Debt at Record Levels

What happens when central banks push interest rates to zero – in some cases below zero – and hold them there for nearly a decade? You get debt. Lots and lots of debt. Record levels of debt, in fact.

Leveraged Loan Market Comes Unglued

As WolfStreet put it, the $1.3 billion leveraged loan market has come unglued. “Leveraged loans” are made to firms already deeply in debt. Think subprime loans for corporations. As with any risky loan, they could be difficult to either collect or resell in a downturn, putting both the borrower and lender at risk.

Daddy Is Still Taking the Punch Bowl Away: Friday Gold Wrap 12.21.18

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

The Federal Reserve Just Stuck a Fork in the Stock Market

As expected, the Federal Reserve nudged interest rates up another 25 basis points to 2.5% during its December meeting this week. It also scaled back its projected hikes in 2019 from three to two. Peter Schiff said Jerome Powell and company just stuck a fork in the stock market.

Fed Up! Friday Gold Wrap 12.14.18

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

Peter Schiff: The Economy Needs a Painful Restructuring Thanks to the Fed

Stock markets have been extremely volatile this week, with massive swings in both directions. The markets rallied on Wednesday, primarily due to optimism about progress in the trade war. On the week, the Dow is up around 100 points, but it also put in new lows. In his most recent podcast, Peter Schiff said he […]