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January 1, 2026 Peter's Podcast

Schiff’s 2025 Recap: Buy Gold and Silver Now

In his post-Christmas 2025 recap, Peter walks listeners through the latest surge in precious metals and why he thinks now is the moment to act. He lays out a pattern of weekly rallies tied to Asia’s trading hours, contrasts the track record of gold and silver with speculative plays like Bitcoin and MicroStrategy, and warns […]

October 10, 2025 Original Analysis

Is It Too Late To Hop On The Gold Train?

Everyone from central banks to people saving for retirement are wondering whether now is too late to buy gold or whether the recent price increases will keep going. Gold has beat the market in the last two years, and kept even with it over the last 20 years. The rise in price of the last […]

September 11, 2025 Key Gold Headlines

Investors Flocked to Gold ETFs in August

According to a report from the World Gold Council, global investors poured another US$5.5 billion into physically backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during August, extending a three-month buying streak and pushing total assets under management (AUM) to a record US$407 billion. Holdings climbed by 53 tonnes to 3,692 tonnes—the highest month-end tally since mid-2022—even as […]

August 22, 2025 Key Gold Headlines

UBS Increases Gold Forecast

UBS recently increased its March 2026 gold forecast by $100 to $3600. As much as regulatory entities try to make gold take a back seat, everyone else seems to recognize its huge value added to any investment portfolio. The continuing acceleration of the Dollar’s decline is a huge factor in the UBS gold increase projection. […]

June 20, 2025 Original Analysis

The WWIII Trade

As war rages on in Iran and Israel, equities are down overall while defense stocks are surging, and both gold and silver have bounced, followed by volatile corrections. You could take a lot of guesses about how to trade the war and chaos—but the surest chaos bet will always be precious metals, especially in the […]

June 13, 2025 Key Gold Headlines

Why Gold is Still King

While gold has been used to hoard wealth since the beginning of history, many mainstream experts still deride it in favor of nearly any newly invented investment opportunity. Financial advisors only suggest that gold should make up under 10% of an individual’s portfolio. Independent individual investors, dark money, and governments have recently contributed to gold’s […]

June 13, 2025 Original Analysis

The Silver Bull is Finally Here

With silver classically lagging behind gold during the yellow metal’s stunning recent rise, the long-anticipated bull market for silver is finally here in earnest. And in a bull market, silver tends to outperform gold—once it finally catches up.

June 13, 2025 Key Gold Headlines

New ECB Report: Gold Surpasses Euro as Second Most Important Reserve Asset

In a report released yesterday by the European Central Bank, new data revealed that gold is now second only to the dollar as the world’s preferred reserve currency. This revelation follows a year where gold prices soared to historic highs, surpassing the inflation-adjusted peak of the 1979 oil crisis. This renewed enthusiasm for gold coincides […]

May 24, 2025 Original Analysis

What Do Gold Leasing Rates Say About Markets?

In 2025, gold leasing rates surged, partially from increased gold demand and tightening supply. That’s because confidence in gold is up, and confidence in the global economy is crashing.

May 24, 2025 Key Gold Headlines

New Tariff Threats Spark Market Turmoil, Gold & Yen Gain Ground

Early this morning, renewed trade tensions erupted between the United States and the European Union, sending shockwaves through financial markets. President Trump has recommended imposing aggressive new tariffs of 50% on European Union imports—more than double the 20% reciprocal tariff rate currently suspended. With the tariffs set to take effect on June 1, only nine […]