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A Teaching Opportunity: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Jan. 27, 2023

With a debt ceiling debate now underway, a dumb idea has once again raised its ugly head – the trillion-dollar coin. This week on the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey uses this so-called “solution” to the debt ceiling problem as an opportunity to teach some economics. In this episode, he also touches on […]

Peter Schiff: The Recession Everybody Denies Exists Is Going to Get Worse

Peter Schiff recently appeared on Dan Bongino’s Unfiltered on Fox News to talk about the economy, inflation, the stock market, the Federal Reserve and investing in 2023. Peter said the recession that everybody denies exists is going to get worse, and so is inflation.

Crying Wolf? SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Dec. 23, 2022

Are the people who are predicting a big economic crash right? Or are they just crying wolf? In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey explains why it’s hard to predict the exact timing of a crash even if you’re certain it’s on the horizon. He also talks about a couple […]

The Fed Is Making Things Up as It Goes Along

The Federal Reserve would like you to think that it is scientifically guiding the economy with carefully calculated monetary policy. The truth is the Fed is making things up as it goes along.

Everything Is Fine…Until It Isn’t

For months, Peter Schiff, me, and a few others have been saying the economy is teetering on the brink of a collapse. But nothing has happened. Are we just wrong?

Keep Your Eye on the Ball: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Dec. 16, 2022

It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day gyrations of the market, pronouncements of certain government or central bank officials, and the most recent data dump. So, it’s important to keep your eye on the ball. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey breaks down the latest inflation data […]

The Fed Hikes Rates to Highest Level Since 2007; That’s a Big Problem

As expected, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 50 basis points at the December Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. That pushed the federal funds rate to 4.5%. The last time rates were this high was in 2007. That’s bad news for an economy addicted to easy money. While the pace of rate hikes […]

Peter Schiff and Megyn Kelly: The Biden Economy Is a Mess

President Joe Biden said Americans are becoming more optimistic about the economy. He said that’s part of the “broad story about the economy we’re building that works for everyone.” Peter Schiff has a different take on the economy. He recently appeared on The Megyn Kelly Show to talk about it.

Peter Schiff: The Markets Are Worried About the Wrong Fed Mistake

Stocks have struggled in recent days due to some better-than-expected economic data and more hawkish talk from Fed officials. This has revived fears that the Federal Reserve could make a mistake and raise rates too high and keep them there too long, sparking a recession. In his podcast, Peter Schiff said the markets are worried […]

Peter Schiff: A Currency Crisis Will Fuel the Inflationary Fire

According to the Democrats and many mainstream pundits, the US economy is “resilient.” As Laura Ingraham put it, “it’s all peaches and cream according to Joe and his team.” But what’s the truth? Peter Schiff painted a less rosy picture during his appearance on The Ingraham Angle, saying the coming currency crisis is going to […]