Peter’s Blog

Last December, Dennis Gartman called gold the top commodity to own in 2017. He followed up in March, swearing he wasn’t a “gold bug,” but then advising “buy gold.” Now the man known as the “commodities king” says keep buying gold. In an interview on CNBC’s Futures Now, Gartman declared the bull run isn’t over […]

The founder of the world’s biggest hedge fund says every investor should own some gold. Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget recently interviewed Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates. You recommend that most portfolios should contain some gold.” Dalio’s didn’t even hesitate. Yeah. Of course.”

Peter Schiff once again went toe-to-toe with one of his favorite foes on CNBC’s Futures Now. After Peter explained why the Fed won’t be able to shrink its balance sheet, Scott Nations challenged him, citing GDP growth, unemployment numbers, and low inflation as reasons we should view the economy as strong. When Peter pointed out […]

Conventional wisdom tells us Federal Reserve monetary tightening is bad for precious metals. Analysts typically assume rising interest rates and a strengthening dollar will suppress gold prices. The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates twice in the last four months and has hinted at as many as three more hikes in 2017. While the economic […]

Peter Schiff appeared on MSNBC’S “Up with Chris Hayes” with a panel of other experts and pundits to debate the Fed’s role in the housing bubble, Republican views on the economy, and the effects of inflation on prices. Peter had a spirited exchanged with Karl Smith, Economics Professor from the University of Carolina, on the […]

Peter Schiff recently appeared on RT News and laid out how he sees gold prices and the US economy moving into 2017. Inflation vs. interest rates, the stock market bubble, and downturns in mortgage/auto financial markets were a few of the topics Peter provided insights and predictions about. He also dispelled four economic myths surrounding […]

In her rate hike announcement last week, Janet Yellen said the Fed was so confident in the health of the US economy that it was raising the Federal Funds rate by a paltry quarter point. Investors are on board, with a wave of irrational exuberance sending the Dow closer to its 20,000-point milestone. However, the […]

Economist and author Jim Rickards and former presidential contender Ron Paul appeared on RT television recently to discuss their 2017 economic and political predictions. Rickards laid out his idea of Trump’s administration forming a “cabinet government,” that might work to decentralize executive power, which has become more concentrated over the last 15 years. Paul looked […]

Peter Schiff recently appeared on CNBC’s “Future’s Now” program to discuss what the Federal Reserve will likely do during a Donald Trump presidency. Peter said he sees a rate hike in December as too little too late given the ineffectual level of interest the economy has seen over the last several years, and because of […]

Jim Rickards,the chief global strategist at West Shore Group, appeared on Bloomberg Markets to discuss the next financial crisis. Rickards said he sees next US downturn approaching a tipping point soon. However, the Federal Reserve’s response to restoring financial solvency will be much different because there’s no place left to go with monetary policy. “The […]