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The Fed Is Limited in How Much It Can Tighten: Here’s Why

The Federal Reserve claims to be tightening. According to the conventional wisdom, the Fed will raise interest rates at least three times in 2018 – maybe even four. And last fall, the central bank announced its plan to begin shrinking its balance sheet. But have you actually looked at the Fed’s balance sheet? Dan Kurz […]

Focus on Fundamentals: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 03.09.18

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.

Could Rising Interest Rates Pop the Renewable Energy Bubble?

Could rising interest rates pop the renewable energy bubble? As the Federal Reserve and other central banks try to turn off the easy money spigot, we will likely see a growing number of corporate bankruptcies in the coming years. The renewable energy sector is particularly vulnerable and exemplifies broader problems in the global economy.

Stockman: Wall Street’s Disconnect from Main Street Is Unsustainable

In a podcast last week, Peter Schiff said rookie Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell couldn’t be more wrong about the economy. He sees smooth sailing ahead. Peter sees a storm. Former Reagan Office of Budget Management director David Stockman made a similar observation in a column last week. What’s ahead is tumult, not smooth. That’s because […]

Gold and Silver on Sale: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 02:23:18

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: Gold Is Going to Go Ballistic (Video)

Ten-year Treasury yields flirted with 3% this week, hitting a four-year high of 2.95. Does the Treasury yield hold the leash of the stock market? Peter Schiff talked about it in an interview with Liz Claman on Fox Business, saying the Fed has kept rates artificially low for years, but given current conditions, it’s inevitable […]

Peter Schiff: Trump Is No Reagan; Powell Is No Volker

The dollar has shown some resilience this week. The dollar index clawed back after hitting multi-year lows last week. Meanwhile, gold saw its worst single-day decline in more than a year on Tuesday. One thing that hasn’t changed is the upward pressure on bond yields. In his most recent podcast, Peter Schiff said he thinks this […]

Federal Debt: A Cancer on Economic Growth

The mainstream investment world is starting to worry about the federal debt. CNBC put it this way: Goldman Sachs sees a tidal wave of red ink — and it may drag the US economy into its undertow.” Goldman recently released a note to clients saying virtually the same thing Peter Schiff has been saying for […]

Peter Schiff: We’re Ripe for a 1987-Style Crash (Video)

Stock markets have settled down after an awful couple of weeks earlier this month.  On Feb. 5, the Dow Jones suffered its largest-ever drop in terms of points. It was down 1,600 at one point and ultimately lost 1,175.21 points, a 4.6% drop that day. At one point during that week, the Dow was off […]

Debt, Debt and More Debt: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 02.16.18

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.