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New Insights from the Fed’s Meeting Minutes: Market Expects Rate Cuts
Minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s June 17–18 meeting show policymakers content to hold their fire—for now. The Fed kept its benchmark federal-funds range at 4¼–4½ percent and left both the interest rate on reserve balances (4.4 percent) and the primary-credit rate (4.5 percent) untouched. Officials insisted that “recent indicators suggest that economic activity […]

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Schiff on Fox Business: Powell Admits Inflation is Up
On Wednesday, after the Fed’s 25 basis point rate reduction was announced, Peter appeared on Fox Business to give his initial analysis of the policy move. Peter starts the interview by criticizing Jerome Powell’s messaging, pointing out that Powell is overstating how hawkish he’s been on inflation.

Episode 1000 of the Peter Schiff Show: Powell Tanks the Market
On the special 1000th episode of the Peter Schiff Show, Peter tackles another week of economic data and, most importantly, the December FOMC meeting, in which another 25 basis point rate cut was announced. Peter spends the bulk of this episode discussing new ramifications for monetary policy and domestic politics, and he offers his analysis […]

Schiff on Schwab Network: Gold Just Getting Started
Last week Peter joined Oliver Renick on his show, “Market on Close,” on the Schwab Network. They discuss gold’s stellar year in 2024 and where the metal is heading, and Peter also comments on the price of crude oil, treasury yields, and the Fed’s recent rate cut.

Schiff on X Spaces: QE is On the Way
On Friday night, Peter took again to X Spaces to comment on the Fed’s recent decision, the stakes of the upcoming election, and Bitcoin, among other topics. He spends most of the Space interacting with his followers and responding to their questions. Follow Peter on X to catch the next Space he hosts.

Schiff on Fox Business: Inflation Ain’t Dead Yet
On Wednesday, Peter appeared on Claman Countdown with Liz Claman on Fox Business. There he voiced strong opposition to the Fed’s recent decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points, pointing out that this behavior is what got the economy in trouble in the first place.

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 […]

Peter Schiff: Brutal Week Sparks Doubt in Fed
In this episode, Peter recounts a brutal week for the markets. He discusses why the size of the Fed’s expected rate cut this month is now more important than ever. With several alarming indicators, including the semiconductor index tanking and an overall dismal jobs report, the market is worried the Fed won’t cut rates by […]

Canada’s Finance Minister Brags About Rate Cuts While Citizens Suffer
In a stunning show of arrogance, Canada’s Minister of Finance took to X/Twitter to gloat about being the first G7 country to begin cutting interest rates. Chrystia Freeland declared victory over national economic hardship by noting that the country’s central bank led the entire developed world with lower rates, displaying a flabbergasting combination of economic […]

Peter Schiff: More Disastrous Rate Cuts on the Horizon
Peter’s back in Puerto Rico for this episode. He explains his theory behind the market’s bounce back last week, notes why last week’s panic bodes poorly for Bitcoin, and comments on two major political events— Kamala Harris’s VP pick and the “hate speech” clamp-down in the United Kingdom.

Peter Schiff: Silver has New Support at $30
In this episode, Peter recounts silver’s notable rise above $30/oz and addresses the latest FOMC minutes that were released this week, in which the Fed signaled that rate cuts could be delayed even further. Peter also calls out the SchiffGold Silver Breakout Sale to celebrate the metal’s long-awaited breakout.