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South Korea Announces Crackdown on Crypto; Bitcoin Price Plunges

When it comes to Bitcoin, you can count on one thing – volatility. The price of Bitcoin plunged more than 11% Thursday morning, dipping below the $14,000 level after the South Korean government announced plans to more tightly regulate cryptocurrencies. 

Even the Government Knows the Stock Market Is a Huge Bubble

Last month, we reported on a Bank of America survey that indicated the mainstream has started to acknowledge that the stock market is a big, fat, ugly bubble. The latest fund-manager survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch found that a record 48% of investors say the US stock market is overvalued. Meanwhile, 16% of […]

The Fed Plays the Economy Like an Accordion

We talk a lot about how central banks serve as the primary force driving the business cycle. When a recession hits, central banks like the Federal Reserve drive interest rates down and launch quantitative easing to stimulate the economy. Once the recovery takes hold, the Fed tightens its monetary policy, raising interest rates and ending QE. […]

10 Reasons to Buy Gold Now

As we pointed out a few weeks ago, we’ve now entered the prime time to buy Christmas cards, decorations, and wrapping paper. Why? Because with Christmas in the rearview mirror, Christmas stuff is all on sale. There are a lot of reasons to believe gold is also on sale right now. The investment world has […]

Stockman: US Fiscal Path Will Rattle the Rafters of the Casino

As we’ve reported, the US government is spending money like a drunken sailor. But nobody really seems to care. Since Nov. 8, the US national debt has risen $1 trillion. Meanwhile, the Russell 2000 (a small-cap stock market index) has risen by 30%. Former Reagan budget director David Stockman said this makes no sense in […]

India Set to Become World’s Fifth Largest Economy, Leapfrogging France and England

Earlier this month, World Gold Council chief market strategist John Reade said he expects gold to shine in 2018, and one of the primary reasons will be rising income growth in China and India. A report recently published by the Centre for Economics and Business Research lends support to Reade’s prediction. According to the 2018 […]

Yukon Cornelius Silver and Gold – A SchiffGold Christmas 2017 (Video)

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays It’s been another wonderful and eventful year for all of us here at SchiffGold. These are truly some of our favorite seasons with Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, New Years and other’s that bring family together to find joy in the holiday season and hopes for the new year to come. […]

Tax Cuts! But We’re Still Going to Pay: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 12.22.17

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

Fun on Friday: How Not to Store Your Gold

I can think of a lot of places you might not want to store $26,000 in gold. For instance, it might not be a good idea to put your gold in a cat litter box. And you might not want to stick your gold inside an old boat. And if you did put your cat […]

Peter Schiff: The Path of Least Resistance for Gold Is Up

In a recent interview on RT Boom Bust, Peter Schiff talked gold. In a piece he wrote for the December issue of the World Gold Council Gold Investor, WGC chief market strategist John Reade outlined several key reasons he thinks gold will shine in 2018. He said rising global income will be the primary factor […]