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June 27, 2026 Exploring Finance

CFTC CoTs: Managed Money Gets Bullish on Gold

Please note: the CoTs report was published 06/26/2026 for the period ending 06/23/2026. “Managed Money” and “Hedge Funds” are used interchangeably. The Commitment of Traders report is a weekly publication that shows the breakdown of ownership in the Futures market. For every contract, there is a long and a short, so the net positioning will […]

June 27, 2026 Exploring Finance

The Fed Balance Sheet Increases by $31B in June

The following analysis breaks down the Fed balance sheet in detail. It shows different parts of the balance sheet and how those amounts have changed. It also shows historical interest rate trends. Breaking Down the Balance Sheet As soon as the Fed ended Quantitative Tightening they launched a new round of Quantitative Easing. As shown […]

June 24, 2026 Exploring Finance

Fed Talks Tough But Money Supply Explodes Higher

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 […]

May 29, 2026 Peter's Podcast

Peter Schiff: Debt, AI Mania, and Why Gold Wins

On Wednesday’s episode of The Peter Schiff Show, Peter connects a string of current worries: presidential promises about an Iran deal, sticky bond yields, a massive AI-driven capital expenditure boom, and renewed fragility in crypto finance. He ties them together with a warning about the unsustainable burden of debt and a reminder that sound money, […]

May 29, 2026 Exploring Finance

International Countries have only bought 10% of total new debt over 18 months

The following analysis breaks down the Fed balance sheet in detail. It shows different parts of the balance sheet and how those amounts have changed. It also shows historical interest rate trends. Breaking Down the Balance Sheet As soon as the Fed ended Quantitative Tightening they launched a new round of Quantitative Easing. As shown […]

May 19, 2026 Interviews

Schiff on VRIC Media: Inflation Is Worse Than They Admit

In his latest appearance on VRIC Media, Peter walks through how rising prices, renewed balance-sheet expansion and growing debt shape the case for real money. He connects headline numbers to policy choices, explains who wins and who loses from inflation, and doubles down on gold as a reliable store of value. He begins by flagging […]

April 30, 2026 Exploring Finance

13 Week Money Supply Growth is Trending Above 5%

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 […]

April 25, 2026 Guest Commentaries

Money Supply Surges to Multi-Year High as Fed Restarts QE

The latest CPI figures are not pretty, and consumers are feeling it. Despite what politicians and Fed governors say, US monetary policy is nowhere near “restrictive,” and we’re paying the price for it. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Peter Schiff or […]

April 21, 2026 Peter's Podcast

Peter Schiff: War and QE Mean Higher Inflation

On Friday’s episode of the Peter Schiff Show, Peter walks listeners through a mix of geopolitical flare-ups and what he sees as reckless monetary policy. He ties headlines out of the Middle East to market moves, argues that the Federal Reserve’s balance-sheet expansion is quietly inflationary, and contrasts profit-driven private enterprise with costly government-run alternatives. […]

February 27, 2026 Exploring Finance

Fed is Adding $20B a Month to the Balance Sheet

The following analysis breaks down the Fed balance sheet in detail. It shows different parts of the balance sheet and how those amounts have changed. It also shows historical interest rate trends. Breaking Down the Balance Sheet As soon as the Fed ended Quantitative Tightening, they launched a new round of Quantitative Easing. As shown […]

December 27, 2025 Exploring Finance

CFTC CoTs: Managed Money has Lost Control of the Price

Please note: the CoTs report was published 12/23/2025 for the period ending 12/16/2025. “Managed Money” and “Hedge Funds” are used interchangeably. The Commitment of Traders report is a weekly publication that shows the breakdown of ownership in the Futures market. For every contract, there is a long and a short, so the net positioning will […]