Brexit: An Opportunity for the UK and a Get Out of Jail Free Card for Yellen (Video)
The mainstream media and global markets have responded to the Brexit vote as if it is the end of the world.
Well, is it? Or is it an opportunity?
Peter Schiff appeared on CNBC’s Trading Nation Monday and said the Brexit hysteria in the markets and the mainstream media is unwarranted, and it actually presents opportunities on several different levels – some good and some not so good.
Brexit has certainly been good for gold. Download SchiffGold’s Free White Paper: Why Buy Gold Now?
On a positive note, Peter thinks the vote gives the UK the perfect opportunity to untangle itself from the web of big government, if it applies the Brexit principle more generally:
If anything, I think it’s a repudiation of big government in Europe. Hopefully this will end up being a positive for the British, if this is a repudiation of big government in general and not just the regulations that were coming out of Brussels…Maybe this could be a springboard for less government in the UK, fewer regulations, less government spending, lower taxes. They talk about making Britain more like Switzerland. Well, that would be a great thing.”
Then there is a darker side. Peter also said Brexit creates an opportunity for Janet Yellen. He called the UK’s vote to leave the EU “just what the doctor ordered as far as getting her out of jail free,” because now she has an excuse not to raise interest rates and to possibly even lower them down the road without ever having to admit the US economy is in a mess:
You know, she’s kind of boxed herself into a corner because she doesn’t want to admit how weak the US economy is, but then, she doesn’t want to actually raise rates. She keeps talking about the fact raising rates is appropriate because the economy is strong, but the reason she can’t raise rates is because she knows the economy is weak. And so, this gives her the perfect excuse. Now she can blame her failure to raise rates on Brexit and all of the turmoil that has resulted. In fact, she can even use this as an excuse to cut rates back to zero and launch QE4.”
Get Peter Schiff’s latest gold market analysis – click here – for a free subscription to his exclusive weekly email updates.
Interested in learning how to buy gold and buy silver?
Call 1-888-GOLD-160 and speak with a Precious Metals Specialist today!
Related Posts
Peter recently appeared on Market Overtime with Oliver Renick for an interview. In their wide-ranging discussion, Peter speaks on monetary policy, the reliability of inflation data, and reasons to avoid Bitcoin.
Peter recently appeared on Fox Business to discuss Bitcoin’s recent performance. In this segment, he takes on Natalie Brunell, host of the podcast Coin Stories, in a friendly debate on the merits of crypto and precious metals.New Peter Schiff Interviews: We’re in a Stealth Bull Market for Gold
On Thursday, Peter appeared on OAN’s Real America with Dan Ball to discuss the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the costs of home ownership, and the debt crisis. Peter argues the Biden administration won’t be able to refill the reserve, given oil’s 22% price increase this year. With the CRB exploding, Jerome Powell’s claim that inflation is coming […]
Last week, Peter was interviewed on Speak Up with Anthony Scaramucci. In their conversation, they covered a wide range of important topics, including inflation, the fate of the dollar, and the trade-offs between gold and cryptocurrency. 
This weekend, Todd Sachs interviewed Peter on the state of the economy. They discuss the parallels between now and the 2007-2008 housing crisis, the role of economic sentiment in voters’ opinions, and why foreign central banks are losing faith in the dollar.
Isn’t it interestng that neither Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama know nothing but government and yet our Country is a Private Enterprise/PrivAte Sector Country in which the Private Sector pays all the Governments costs fir it, since government has no way to make a living by selling Real Wealth and it is Real Wealth that when SOLD increases our standard of living whereas government forces up the Private Sector’s PRICES and thus causes the Private Sector to LOSE SALES to it’s competitors SALES INSTEAD and that cases our workers to lose jobs and not be able to cover all the costs, let alone make a profit, becaue government had forced-up the PRICES so that, for example, AIRBUS ges the new Order and BOWEING does not! Does that make any sense to any matgure, intelligent American citizen. P.S. All these people in Washington, D.C. are likewise COST to the Private Sector having to cover them too (including the Prresident!)