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Deflation is a terrible thing, according to central bankers and politicians. Even mainstream economists decry deflation as an economic disaster, ignoring the basic supply and demand principles of Economics 101. Peter Schiff is one of the few advisors on mainstream media who will debate the point. An article by Edin Mujagic, published at the Mises […]
Laurence Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics at Boston University, appeared before Congress last month and called them out on phony accounting. He told Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog that despite his best attempts, he could not make senators see how the fiscal situation of the country is not as rosy as official numbers would have us believe. […]
Peter Schiff is one of the only voices warning that the Federal Reserve is going to start a new round of quantitative easing instead of raising rates. You can add well-known investor and analyst Jim Grant to the list of contrarian economists. Yesterday, Grant told CNBC that the Federal Reserve will revert to its worn-out […]
Bloomberg hosted ANZ Chief Economist Warren Hogan to discuss Asian demand for gold. Hogan co-authored a new study showing that gold demand in Asia is poised to rise substantially. As supply constraints lift and incomes in the East rise, consumers in countries like China and India will continue to buy record amounts of gold. More […]
Bloomberg had a roundtable discussion with Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller, author of Irrational Exuberance, about keeping past economic disasters in mind. In particular, they discussed the worry that the stock market is on the verge of another 1937 and a 50% correction. 1937 was the year that the word ‘recession’ was invented. Did you know […]
In a long interview with Gordon T. Long, Managing Director of the Lindsey Group Peter Boockvar warns that the Federal Reserve has been creating artificial bubbles for years. In fact, we’re now facing the third bubble in 15 years. The mainstream news claims we’re not in a bubble because “things are different this time.” But […]
With typical incisiveness, David Stockman laid out for Bloomberg the precariousness of the US economy. The former White House Budget Director called out the Republicans for their failure to do anything about the runaway budget deficit. He expects the government to do what it always does: blink in the eleventh hour when faced with a […]
Dr. Joseph Salerno, Academic Vice President at the Mises Institute, spoke with Power Trading Radio about the declining value of fiat currencies and the Federal Reserve’s incentive to depreciate the dollar. The interview is long, but Salerno’s comments are a good primer on how precious metals became — and remain — sound money. He also […]
In a short article for Casey Research, Jeff Clark observes that the gold price has declined for eight consecutive days for the first time since 2009. However, investors shouldn’t worry too much. As the chart below shows, gold prices often cycle through a low point in March before picking up again. Since 1975, March has […]
Famed author and contrarian investor Jim Rogers spoke with Kerry Lutz of Financial Survival Network about the absurdity of central banks being run by clueless academics. He says that most of the world is under an illusion of prosperity and that our reliance on credit will have devastating consequences. Rogers also echoes Peter Schiff’s message […]
