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Is Bitcoin a Threat to Gold?

Some people were predicting Bitcoin would push through the $10,000 level before the end of the year. At the rate it’s going, it may happen before the end of the month. Bitcoin is on a roll. The cryptocurrency broke $9,000 over the Thanksgiving holiday and quickly pushed up to $9,700. There are also increasing signs […]

2017: The Year of the Bubbles

2017 may well go down in history as the year of the bubble. We’ve talked a lot about the stock market bubble in recent months, but there are a whole slew of bubbles floating around out there – most of them created by loose monetary policy that has dumped billions of dollars of easy money […]

Last Time Housing, This Time Bonds

Over the last couple of months, we’ve focused a lot of attention on the stock market bubble. But some analysts say we should be watching the bond market bubble. Last summer, former Fed chair Alan Greenspan issued an emphatic warning: Beware, the bond bubble is about to burst. And when it does, it will take stock […]

Trusting the Fed: Will the White Knight Save the Day?

As we reported last week, investors are in an era of “irrational exuberance.” The US stock market is at all-time highs. Meanwhile, market volatility is at lows not seen since the 1990s. In an odd juxtaposition of seemingly contradictory points of view, investors realize the market is overvalued, but at the same time, they believe it […]

It’s a Bubble and Everybody Knows It: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 11.17.17

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.

It’s a Phony Debate: Jim Rickards Weighs in on Bitcoin Vs. Gold

Financial guru Jim Rickards weighed in on the Bitcoin vs. gold debate and came down firmly on the side of the yellow metal. In fact, he’s said there really shouldn’t be a debate. Bitcoin and gold are two totally different things. Rickards responded to a recent note published by Goldman Sachs declaring that Bitcoin is not […]

The QE Zombie Walks Among Us: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Podcast Oct. 27, 2017

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.