Slow Burn: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Podcast Sept. 15, 2023
The economy is in a slow burn. You can’t even see the flames. But you can smell whiffs of smoke every now and then if you’re paying attention. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey calls attention to that smoke with a breakdown of August’s CPI and some other data that came out this week. He also busts a myth about silver.
TOPICS DISCUSSED
- We’re in a slow burn
- CPI throws cold water on the disinflation narrative
- “Healthy American consumers” are burying themselves in debt
- August federal budget surplus was not what it seems
- Silver isn’t scarce?
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SHOW NOTES
Americans Still Hanging on By Running Up Their Credit Cards
US Government Runs Budget Surplus in August But It’s Not Really Good News
Student Loan Payments Set to Restart After More Than Three Years On Pause
Peter Schiff: We’re Living on Borrowed Time! (Interview)
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