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Meanwhile Back at the Fed: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Nov. 6, 2020

All eyes have been on the presidential election this week. It’s still not clear who will win – although it’s looking more like a Biden victory. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve held its November meeting this week. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey offers some analysis of both the election […]

Peter Schiff: The Worst Pre-Election Stock Market Ever

The US stock market is coming off its worst week since March. It was also the worst pre-election stock market in history. In his latest podcast, Peter talked about the market, the election and what’s likely ahead.

GDP Reality Check: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Oct. 30, 2020

Gold and silver have had a tough week. So have stocks. In a lot of ways, it looked like March all over again, with worries about increasing COVID-19 cases and new lockdowns.  But then we got the Q3 GDP number and that injected a dose of optimism. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap […]

Is It March All Over Again?

It looks like March all over again. Pretty much everything except dollars sold off yesterday. The Dow Jones was down 943 points. The S&P 500 dropped by 3.53%. The Nasdaq plummeted by 426 points.  It was panic selling as markets fretted about the rise in COVID-19 cases, new lockdowns in Europe, and the lack of […]

The Stock Market Is Completely Untethered From Economic Reality

We’ve been saying for months that the stock market has completely disconnected from economic reality. The markets have hit record highs despite the economic chaos caused by the government response to COVID-19. As Peter Schiff put it in a podcast back in May, the markets are on a Fed-induced sugar high. In a recent article, […]

Peter Schiff: Sooner or Later Every Bubble Finds Its Pin

Stocks sold off Monday as markets fretted over the lack of progress on stimulus and a rise in COVID-19 cases. In his podcast, Peter talked about the sell-off and the political dynamics driving the markets right now. He also drove down to a question nobody seems to want to grapple with: why are the markets […]

Where Are the Gold Bulls? SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Oct. 23, 2020

Gold has been trading sideways for several weeks. But there are all kinds of reasons to be bullish on the yellow metal. So why isn’t the price of gold rising faster? Where are the gold bulls? In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey tries to answer that question and discusses […]

Stock Market Bubble X.0: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap June 5, 2020

The economy has gone through the quickest and arguably the deepest collapse in history, but the stock market has been rallying. How can this be? In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey says look no further than the Federal Reserve. Despite the economic chaos, it has managed to blow up […]

Peter Schiff: The Rising Stock Market Is Not a Sell Signal for Gold

US stock markets continued their inexplicable rally despite the economic destruction wrought by the coronavirus-induced shutdown. The S&P500 is only down about 3.5% on the year and the NASDAQ is actually up. As a result, a lot of investors seem to be getting out of safe havens, including gold. But in his podcast, Peter Schiff […]

People Should Know Better: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap May 29, 2020

The Dow Jones is back of 25,000 and despite increasing tensions with China, people seem pretty optimistic about the economic future as states begin to open back up. SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap host Mike Maharrey says people should know better. He makes his case by digging into some of the long-term ramifications of the economic […]