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Peter Schiff: Powell Hops on the Bitcoin Bandwagon
On Friday, Peter took to his podcast to analyze a week full of economic data, public statements made by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and lots of movement in the Bitcoin world. Peter focuses this episode on Powell’s public comments on inflation and Bitcoin, noting that speculation surrounding a possible Bitcoin reserve is responsible for driving […]

Schiff w/Jalinski: We Need Austerity, not Tariffs
On Tuesday, Peter joined Josh Jalinski on a live episode of the Financial Quarterback show. Taking questions from both Josh and listeners, Peter discusses several Bitcoin-related topics, Trump’s tariff proposals, and whether or not the government can ever be efficient.

With or Without Tariffs, the USD is a Ponzi
With soaring deficits, soaring debt, and interest payments that can only be made by issuing a debt-based currency on which even more interest will be due, the USD can only possibly be described as an elaborate nation-state level bankster Ponzi scheme.

How Trump Defied the DC Establishment Once More
Donald Trump’s decisive victory came as a surprise for many on the left and in the media class. As many speculate on what the future holds for Trump’s second term, it’s worth revisiting why his campaign and message were so successful on election day. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The […]

Why Congress Should Remove Jerome Powell
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is under increased scrutiny after he recently admitted to having no plan in place to address stagflation. Despite the Fed’s supposed independence, it’s time for liberty-minded politicians to disempower Powell and his inflationist counterparts. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect […]

Schiff w/ David Lin: Trump Must Slash Spending
On Monday, Peter appeared again on The David Lin Report to discuss fallout from the election, Trump’s tariff proposals, and recent news from the monetary policy space. Peter offers measured criticism of Trump’s economic agenda, arguing it won’t go far enough to reduce the national debt and deficit spending.

Treasury Adds $1.1T of debt in last 4 months and $2T YTD
Current Trends The Treasury has still been issuing tons of short-term debt to finance exploding deficits. In the last 4 months, $1.1T in new debt has been added, with the vast majority being financed by debt maturing in less than 10 years. Over $400B has been debt maturing in less than 1 year. This will […]

Peter Schiff: Gold’s Potential is Wildly Untapped
Yesterday Peter joined Michael Gayed and Will Rhind on the Lead-Lag Report. They cover a variety of topics, including the future of the dollar, China’s role in the economy, the prospects of war in the Middle East, and gold’s path to a $3000 price point and beyond.

Schiff on Rocks and Stocks: Debt will Hit $50 Trillion by ‘28
Last week, Peter appeared on Rocks and Stocks News, a YouTube show and substack focusing on the mining sector. Host Allan Barry Laboucan interviews Peter on Bitcoin, the national debt problem, and the future for precious metals and the mining sector. Peter starts off by contrasting Bitcoin’s recent performance with gold’s. In some ways Bitcoin […]

Peter Schiff: Fed Announces More Price Controls
On Wednesday night, Peter took to his podcast to analyze the Fed’s 50 basis point rate cut. He discusses the Fed’s motives in cutting interest rates, why the move is another mistake in a long sequence of policy errors, and also points out the irony in campaign rhetoric surrounding price controls. Make sure you also […]