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Looking Back; Moving Ahead: Friday Gold Wrap 12.28.18

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.

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.

Nasdaq Officially Dips Into Bear Territory

The Nasdaq officially dipped into bear territory on Thursday. The tech-heavy index rallied off its interday lows to close just a rounding error away from official bear status — for now. The Nasdaq has lost nearly 20% of its value in just four months. Reuters called it “the latest sign that the bull market that […]

Did the Mainstream Just Wake Up? Jeffery Gundlach Sparks Talk of a Bear Market

The mainstream has finally uttered the B-word. I mean bear. As in bear market. DoubleLine Capital founder Jeffrey Gundlach sparked mainstream talk of bears on Monday when he asserted that we have indeed entered a bear market during an interview on CNBC. 

Peter Schiff: The Economy Is Fundamentally Weak (And Is Sex Really Better Under Socialism?)

Stocks continued to get pummeled and pundits continue to claim there’s nothing to worry about. They say the economy is fundamentally strong. But is it? Really? Peter Schiff doesn’t think so.

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.

What’s Up With Precious Metals? It’s Your Dime Interview With Precious Metals Expert Chris Blasi

What’s going on in precious metals markets? Is a recession looming? If so, what does that mean for gold and silver? In this episode of It’s Your Dime, Mike Maharrey talks to precious metals and investment expert Chris Blasi about these questions and much more.

Nearly Half of S&P 500 Stocks in Bear Market

US stock markets took another nosedive last week. Analysts blame the selloff on fears that the arrest of a Chinese businesswoman could derail apparent progress in resolving the trade war between the US and China. But during an interview on RT America, Peter Schiff said that while the arrest of Meng Wanzhou might have sparked […]

Trade War Tomfoolery: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 12.07.18

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.