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Peter Schiff: The Recession Is Already Here and It Won’t Be Mild

The mainstream is concerned about the Fed pushing the economy into a mild recession as it battles inflation. Peter Schiff recently appeared on NTD News to talk about the economy. He said the recession is already here and it’s not going to be mild!

Peter Schiff: The Fed Has Already Lost the Inflation Fight

Last week, the Fed raised interest rates by 0.5%. It was the biggest rate increase since the year 2000. But it was hardly aggressive in light of the current bout of inflation. Not only that, Jerome Powell took a future 75 basis point hike off the table. In his podcast, Peter Schiff argued that no […]

Peter Schiff: GDP and Stocks Down, Inflation Up; That Equals Recession

GDP contracted in Q1. The stock market has been tanking. The inflationary fire continues to burn. As Peter Schiff explained in his podcast, this all signals a recession. And yet the Federal Reserve is on track to raise interest rates. How is this going to work?

Peter Schiff: America Is Heading for Stagflation

Most people seem to think that tighter monetary policy will bring on a recession, but they believe that it will solve the inflation problem. In his podcast, Peter Schiff explained why they’ve got it half right. We are heading toward a recession, but it’s not going to solve the inflation problem. In reality, we’re heading […]

Yield Curve Inversions Flashing Recession Warning Signal

We’ve seen a number of inversions in the Treasury bond yield curve over the last couple of weeks. This is a recession warning signal. In his podcast, Peter Schiff said the markets are right about the looming recession. But they’re not getting the whole picture.

Peter Schiff: The Fed Inflation Fight Will Cause a Recession — And More Inflation

The markets seem to be anticipating a Fed inflation fight. They also seem to be realizing that this is going to cause a recession. But they still haven’t come to grips with the fact that this is not going to fix the inflation problem. In his podcast, Peter Schiff argues that the recession will actually […]

Peter Schiff: What Is the Economy Going to Recover to?

A lot of people still seem to think at some point, Donald Trump will flip a switch and the government will start humming again. As Peter Schiff explained in his podcast Friday that’s not going to happen. The best we can hope for is recovering from a depression to the recession we were going to […]

Rate Cut and Market Madness: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap March 6

It’s been a roller-coaster ride on Wall Steet. Stocks whipsawed up and down — mostly down. Gold dipped and then rebounded. And the Fed cut rates in a move that looked an awful lot like a replay of 2008. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey gives an overview of […]

The Skyscrapers Are Warning Us!

Did you now skyscrapers can predict economic crashes? And the skyscraper index is flashing red. As economist Mark Thronton explained in his book, The Skyscraper Curse: And How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis of the Last Century, the so-called Skyscraper Index has a remarkably accurate record signaling economic downturns dating back to the late […]

Recession Early Warning? Spending By the Wealthy Is Slowing

America’s economy is built on consumption. Average Americans have been pushing the US economy along, spending money they don’t have. But as we’ve reported, there are signals that the credit cards might be close to maxed out. Now there appears to be another warning sign – the wealthy are reining in their spending.