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Payments Tech Undermines Core Purposes of Money

Modern payments technology simultaneously shows the beauty of technology as well as its fragility. Through compression of information and allowing for lower data use when transactions are being made, they are able to allow transactions to occur more fluidly and they let the underlying currency fulfill its role as a medium of exchange more effectively. […]

Historic Red Retirement Rates

Before the upcoming midterm elections, a record number of incumbent House Republicans are set to retire. Historical data suggests that this is going to make it extremely difficult for Republicans to hold onto the House. When a large number of incumbents retire or do not seek office, it is very difficult to gain lost ground […]

Inflation Surges as War Spending and Deficits Grow

The latest inflation reports show price increases surging to multi-year highs across nearly every major category — driven not just by energy costs, but by the Federal Reserve’s continued easy-money policies and the compounding fiscal burden of new wars and runaway deficits. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions expressed […]

13 Week Money Supply Growth Hits Highest Level Since 2022

Money Supply is a very important indicator. It helps show how tight or loose current monetary conditions are regardless of what the Fed is doing with interest rates. Even if the Fed is tight, if Money Supply is increasing, it has an inflationary effect. One key metric shown below is the “Wenzel” 13-week annualized money […]

Why Transparent Monetary Policy Still Creates Instability

Some economists argue that the key to economic stability lies not in reforming the monetary system but simply in making the Fed more predictable and transparent in its policies. But as Austrian economists have long argued, it is not a lack of transparency that triggers boom-and-bust cycles. It is the Fed’s fundamental tampering with financial […]

Peter Schiff: The Dollar Is on the Brink

Last week, Peter joined Caroline at The Street for a discussion about the state of the economy and the future of the global reserve currency. He warns listeners that the U.S. faces deeper trouble than most realize and that the fallout could touch everything from stocks to sovereign credit and the value of the dollar. […]

Peter Schiff: Spirit Airlines Will Be a Government Boondoggle 

On Wednesday’s episode of The Peter Schiff Show, Peter dissects Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s final Federal Reserve conference and what it signals about monetary policy going forward. He tackles the surreal optics of a central banker promising to remain on the decision-making committee after his term ends, questions the Fed’s inflation credibility, and connects the […]

Behind the Fed’s Curtain: What They Really Think

The Federal Reserve is upheld as a scientific and prestigious institution capable of reining in the excesses of an unregulated economy. In public, Fed officials project confidence and candor, but in private they sometimes acknowledge the problems with centrally planning money. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions expressed do […]

Schiff on Resource Talks: Oil Will Stay High, the Fed Blew It

Last week, Peter joined Mark on Resource Talks to walk through how higher energy prices, central-bank policy, and market psychology are shaping the next few years. He argues oil is likely to remain elevated even if a war ends, warns that inflation is driven by monetary responses rather than commodity shocks alone, and urges investors […]

Schiff on World Affairs: Inflation Is Here and Policy Will Backfire

In last week’s appearance on World Affairs in Context, Peter takes aim at the contrast between political rhetoric and economic reality. He argues that the supposed “golden age” touted by some is mostly spin, that inflation is returning with real force, and that expanding the money supply is sowing the seeds of a broader crisis. […]