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Chinese Seizing Golden Opportunity; Gold Demand Surging

Generally speaking, rising prices tend to temper demand, but when it comes to gold in China, the recent price rally has created the opposite effect. As the Wall Street Journal put it, “Chinese investors see a golden opportunity.” Demand for gold has surged in China over the last several weeks, during a period generally considered […]

Feds Claim New Student Loan Data Is Good News; Wait Until You See the Bad News

The feds recently released new data on student loan debt. The Department of Education press release claimed it showed “promising repayment trends.” If these latest numbers are good news, I’d hate to see the bad. As the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) pointed out in its blog, total student loan debt increased at a healthy […]

Peter Schiff’s Gold Giveaway: Winners Announced Soon

Peter Schiff’s Gold Giveaway ended at midnight last night. Winners will be drawn at random from all of the entries that were submitted. We will be announcing them soon. Lucky winners will collect more than $4,500 worth of prizes, including gold coins, silver bars, and books signed by Peter Schiff.

Last Chance to Win! Peter Schiff’s Gold Giveaway Ends at Midnight

This is your last chance to win gold and silver! SchiffGold is giving away more than $4,500 worth of prizes, including gold coins, silver bars, and books signed by Peter Schiff. But your last chance to enter is midnight tonight (March 22). Anyone can enter to win – no purchase necessary! Click the link below […]

Federal Reserve Hot Air Pumped Up a Stock Market Bubble; 93% of Gains Due to Monetary Policy

The mainstream financial media is like a stopped clock. Every once in a while, it stumbles into being right. Last week, we had a veteran trader on CNBC Futures Now telling everybody to buy gold as long as central banks continue their expansionary monetary policy, all the while swearing he isn’t a “gold-bug.” This week, […]

The Economic Recovery: A Myth Built Upon a Myth

No matter how much data you point to showing the health of the US economy isn’t as good as advertised, you will inevitably hear the refrain, “But look at the jobs numbers!” Just the other day, Peter Schiff appeared on Fox Business and said the US economy is likely already in recession. Peter repeated his […]

Supply and Demand Fundamentals Drive Gold Rally

Shaky economic news, negative interest rates, and stock market turmoil have helped drive the recent gold rally, but an even more fundamental principle underlies the yellow metal’s surge – simple supply and demand. As a recent CNBC report put it: Consumers are lapping up gold at a time supply is declining, helping underpin a rally […]

Japanese Gold Buying Spree Confirms Negative Interest Rates Good for Gold

Over the last several weeks, we’ve been building the case that negative interest rates are good for gold, and mainstream analysts have echoed our thoughts. Last week, Britain’s largest bank, HSBC, issued a statement saying the longer the world’s central banks continue to experiment with negative interest rates, the better the outlook for gold. James […]

Growing Market Deficit and Other Silver News

The Silver Institute has released its latest issue of Silver News. This edition spotlights a growing silver market deficit that is expected to widen further in 2016 due to increased demand and shrinking supply. The silver market deficit (total supply less total demand) is expected to widen in 2016, drawing down on above-ground stocks. The […]

Silver Could Be Poised to Come Out of the Shadows

While there’s been a lot of attention focused on gold over the last few months, silver has remained in the shadows. The white metal has lagged a bit behind as the gold market turned bullish over the last few months. But there are some good reasons to take a close look at silver. According to […]