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Peter Schiff: Look Beyond the Trade War (Video)

Peter Schiff appeared on RT Boom Bust earlier this week to talk about the trade war “truce” between the US and China. The announcement that there was some progress in resolving the trade war during the G20 summit boosted stock markets on Monday (the day this segment was aired), but that lasted all of one […]

Demand for Physical Gold Expected to Be Strong Moving into 2019

World Gold Council chief market strategist John Reade projects healthy demand for physical gold in 2019 and said any kind of economic slowdown could boost demand — and the price — significantly.

Updated Report: The Powerful Case for Silver

According to the US Mint, demand for American Eagle Silver Coins surged last month. The mint sold 1.65 million ounces of silver in November. That represented a 15% increase over October sales and a whopping 327% increase over November 2017. Perhaps investors are recognizing the tremendous upside potential for silver. After all, the silver-gold ratio […]

The Mainstream Has Turned Bullish on Gold; Jim Grant Has Better Reasons Why You Should

After Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell released a dovish trial balloon last week, hinting we could be close to an end of the interest rate tightening cycle, the mainstream has suddenly turned bullish on gold. A recent Bloomberg article proclaimed, “Gold may be poised to rally as speculation mounts that the Federal Reserve will hit the […]

Northern Irish Investors Buying Gold Amidst Fears of Brexit-Induced Crisis

Northern Irish investors are buying gold and lots of it as a safe-haven in the midst of Brexit uncertainty. Merrion Vaults, a leading Irish supplier of gold and precious metals storage services, said the number of clients from Northern Ireland purchasing and storing gold in the Republic of Ireland has increased by 70% this year.

The Powell Put: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 11.30.18

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.

Protect Your Retirement from the Raging Bears

In a recent appearance on RT Boom Bust, Peter Schiff emphasized the stock market bubble has burst and we are already in a bear market. This is early in this bear market. It’s very young and unfortunately, it’s going to be very long-lived. I think this is going to be similar, if not worse, than the […]

Peter Schiff: When Everything Blows, Gold Is Going Ballistic

Peter Schiff appeared on RT Boom Bust last week to talk about gold and silver. He said the time to buy is right now! Precious metals are going up in the long run and the long run may be here sooner than people think.

Gold: The Best House in a Bad Neighborhood

Generally, when the mainstream talks about gold, you get a negative spin. So, whenever I see anybody in the mainstream talking positively about the yellow metal, I sit up and take notice. Well, MarketWatch had some positive things to say about gold recently, calling it “the best house in bad neighborhood” for 2019.

Peter Schiff: Investors Are Playing Checkers Instead of Chess

Last week, we got data on the producer price index. It came in at o.6%, a much hotter number than expected. It was the biggest jump in the PPI in six years. Year-over-year, producer prices are up 2.8%. Analysts expected the monthly increase to come in at half that – 0.3%. While the Fed typically […]