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Peter Schiff: War Spending is a Bigger Threat than Iran

In Wednesday’s episode of The Peter Schiff Show, Peter takes aim at Washington’s war spending spree, the markets’ strange reactions to developments in the Middle East, and the ways political messaging can move capital. He warns that the real danger to Americans comes from mounting debt and inflation, not foreign actors, and he again emphasizes […]

Schiff w/ La Roche: The Fed Should’ve Hiked

Last week, Peter joined Julia La Roche to discuss the Fed’s latest antics after Jerome Powell announced that rates will be held steady for at least another FOMC meeting cycle. Peter responds, warns that the consequences of the Fed’s inaction will be higher inflation, a weaker dollar, and a reassessment of what people consider real […]

Schiff on Fox Business: The Fed Just Admitted It’s Powerless

On Wednesday Peter appeared on Fox business to dissect the latest PPI figures and the Fed’s newest decision to hold rates steady. Peter argues the Federal Reserve is out of touch, inflation is already running hot, and recent geopolitical shocks will only make a fragile U.S. balance sheet worse. To support his case, he walks […]

Schiff on Triangle Investor: The Dollar is on the Decline

Last week Peter appeared on Triangle Investor to discuss the latest economic news, including last week’s 2.4% CPI figure. Over the course of the interview he connects rising precious metal demand to central bank behavior, warns that runaway interest costs are about to reshape federal finances, critiques crypto’s fragile dynamics, and explains how artificially low […]

The Incentives Behind Our Perpetual Debt

It is no secret that the US Federal Government has great difficulty getting out of and staying out of debt. Whether the State even possesses the power or willpower to get out of debt is not even asked, as Keynesian principles have lionized debt and removed the historical stigma. Things that would not be seen […]

Waller Calls March Rate Move a “Coin Flip” as Jobs Data Diverge 

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller told the National Association for Business Economics on February 23rd that the March 17th–18th Federal Open Market Committee decision is “close to a coin flip.” After three straight 25-basis-point cuts since September, the Fed paused in January—over Waller’s dissent—and left its policy rate near 4.75 percent. He argued that “the […]

Peter Schiff: A Weak Dollar Means Higher Prices

On Thursday’s episode of The Peter Schiff Show, Peter covers a range of market signals that, in his view, point toward rising prices and constitute even more reason to use sound money. He highlights strength in gold, a sharp bounce in oil, and the economic forces he believes will push the dollar lower: runaway federal […]

Schiff on Soar Financially: Wall Street Still Hasn’t Learned

Yesterday, Peter joined Kai on the Soar Financially YouTube channel to walk through recent moves in precious metals and what those moves reveal about the broader economy. He links a silver breakout and rising premiums to a deeper trend: eastward accumulation of bullion, growing doubts about the dollar, and a fiscal trajectory the markets may […]

Schiff on Palisades Gold Radio: Fed Returns to QE While Metals Climb

Last week, Peter joined Palisades Gold Radio to argue that the recent Fed moves mark a return to balance-sheet expansion and that the implications for bonds, the dollar, and precious metals are profound. He walks listeners through the mechanics of what the Fed is doing, the risks of yield-curve pressure, why he thinks the current […]

The High Cost of a Society Riddled With Debt

Whether for nations, businesses, or consumers, debt is highly marketed and highly utilized. While debt is a core driver of business success, the extent to which it is used is actually extremely harmful and is a market inefficiency driven by government incentives. The choice to embrace debt made by almost every modern nation has trickle-down […]