Peter’s Blog

The Silver Institute has released its April newsletter. The publication has a handful of interesting articles about the latest technology in the silver industry, as well as new silver investment products on the market. Here’s a few of the highlights:

Gold bars might leave a big bruise, but who is really hurt by the ongoing trend of Eastern countries ditching their US dollar reserves in favor of gold? Enjoy. Get Peter Schiff’s latest gold market analysis – click here – for a free subscription to his exclusive weekly email updates. Interested in learning more about […]

In a Forbes op/ed released today, Ralph Benko examines the growing popularity and mainstream acceptance of the gold standard “debate.” Economists who once derided the practicality of a gold standard are recognizing the importance of a serious discussion about returning to a sound money system. “Whether one supports it or opposes it, the gold standard […]

The Silver Institute released their World Silver Survey 2013 this week. This thorough report on every aspect of the global silver market shows robust investment demand contributed to silver achieving its second highest average annual price on record in 2012. “Robust global silver investor demand was the dominant driver of silver prices last year, accounting […]

Wealth Wire posted an article today that conveniently overviews the numerous reports about massive physical precious metals sales all around the world. Metals dealers large and small, as well as major mints, are experiencing supply shortages. While we’re not sure if a true run on physical precious metals is imminent, all the evidence suggests that the […]

Casey Research recently published an interview with Walter Block, a well-known Austrian economist who teaches at Loyola University and is a Senior Fellow of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. Block talked at length about the gold standard, the Federal Reserve’s disastrous money printing, and just how bad the economy really is. Enjoy! “I think it […]

In his latest piece on Forbes, Richard Lehmann reviews the simple, intelligent, historical reasons for owning gold, and argues that a sell-off by short-term speculators has not changed gold’s fundamentals. “Not to own gold is to trust government at all levels and in all times to be able to do the right thing to maintain […]

There’s a lot of misinformation circulating about the supposed economic woes caused by the now-defunct gold standard, and the supposed economic boons created by New Deal government spending in the 1930s. Brian Domitrovic’s recent op/ed in Forbes exposes the errors of some of the highest profile gold detractors in the media. He points to the data […]

By Bud Conrad from Casey Research It is my contention that the 70-year debt supercycle has come to an end. To put the current financial situation in perspective, here’s a long-term history of the debt-to-GDP ratio, which reached a record high at the beginning of the current crisis. It was a dramatic change in 2009, […]

The Financial Times published a story on Friday featuring Peter Schiff’s new offshore investment bank, Euro Pacific Bank, which has seen a 150% increase in new customer interest since the news of deposit confiscations in Cyprus. The article examines new ways for investors to protect their wealth from irresponsible central banks. “‘Banks in Cyprus took […]