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Posts Tagged: “real interest rates“

June 1, 2026 Interviews

Schiff on Soar Financially: Gold’s Breakout Is Coming

Peter recently joined Kai on Soar Financially to lay out why gold and silver are sitting on the verge of a real move and what could finally trigger a breakout. He walks through the mispricing he sees in precious metals and related stocks, explains why collapsing real rates will be the tailwind markets are missing, […]

May 15, 2026 Interviews

Schiff on CapitalCosm: Energy-driven Inflation is a Boon to Metal

Earlier this week, Peter joined Danny on CapitalCosm to warn that a dangerous combo of higher energy prices and rising interest rates is squeezing Americans and shifting investor behavior. He connects those forces to a renewed move into gold and silver as hedges, lays out the likely political fallout for Republicans in the midterms, and […]

May 15, 2026 Peter's Podcast

Peter Schiff: Real Rates Fall, Inflation Soars

Peter opens Wednesday’s episode of the Peter Schiff Show by describing the difficult hand dealt to new Fed chair Kevin Warsh. He then walks listeners through recent startling inflation data, interest-rate math, and what that means for the dollar and precious metals. He closes by defending market-driven change and the role of the consumer in […]

April 30, 2026 Interviews

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 […]

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. […]

April 10, 2026 Peter's Podcast

Peter Schiff: Markets Rally on Peace — But the Fed Rules Everything

On Tuesday’s episode of The Peter Schiff Show, Peter walks through the latest flare-up with Iran, the strange market response to de-escalation, and the future of the wartime economy. He argues that headlines about war and peace are being subordinated to one force above all — the Federal Reserve — and makes the case that […]

April 7, 2026 Peter's Podcast

Peter Schiff: Energy, Inflation, and Bad Policy Ahead

On Friday’s episode of The Peter Schiff Show, Peter lays out a bleak picture for the near-term U.S. economy: weak job gains, rising energy costs, and mounting commodity inflation that threaten to push real interest rates down and gold up. He also ties in geopolitical risks and a recent Supreme Court decision on tariffs to […]

April 7, 2026 Interviews

Schiff w/ Joy: The Dollar’s Time is Limited

Last week, Peter appeared on the Shannon Joy Show to walk through why inflation is not a transient problem and how policy and politics are masking deeper economic risks. He connects recent price data, market vulnerabilities, and the dollar’s short-lived strength to argue that sound money — particularly gold — will expose the true state […]

March 26, 2026 Peter's Podcast

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 […]

April 21, 2022 Original Analysis

Don’t Miss the “Real” Story on Rising Bond Yields

Earlier this week, the yield on the 30-year Treasury rose above 3% for the first time since April 2019 as the carnage in the bond market continues. Rising yields have put pressure on gold. The yellow metal flirted with $2,000 an ounce but has since fallen below the $1,950 resistance. Once again, investors are fixated […]

January 18, 2022 Key Gold Headlines

Could Gold Shine in 2022 Despite the Fed’s Proposed Inflation Fight?

Despite an inflationary freight train, gold struggled to gain ground in 2021 as the markets fixated on the Federal Reserve and the possibility of tighter monetary policy to fight inflation. Will gold continue to fight headwinds in 2022 as the Fed launches its “inflation fight,” raises rates and possibly begins to shrink its balance sheet? […]