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The price of gold soared in the wake of the Brexit vote, going as high as $1,350 on Friday before settling back slightly. As of the Monday morning after the vote, the yellow metal was up more than 5% from its close Thursday before returns started coming in. The spike in gold after the shock […]

According to Peter Schiff, the Brexit vote is just what the doctor ordered for Janet Yellen. Stocks plunged and gold surged in the wake of Brexit. As of Monday morning, gold was up more than 5%. Most analysts think gold went up because of the UK’s decision to leave the European Uniion, but Peter said […]

It appears some of the Obamacare chickens are starting to come home to roost. Opponents of the massive intervention in the health care and insurance markets warned that it would increase prices and negatively impact employment. Supporters of the government health care program poo-pooed those predictions. But as some of the real-world implications of Obamacare […]

The British vote to leave the EU Thursday sent shockwaves through the financial markets and pushed gold to a 2-year high. In the historic Brexit referendum, the British voted to leave the European Union by a 51.9 to 48.1 margin. Unofficially, 17,410,742 Brits cast exit votes, with 16,141,241 casting ballots to remain in the EU. […]

On his most recent Peter Schiff Show podcast, Peter broke down Janet Yellen’s recent testimony before Congress. He focused on her apparent cluelessness about the state of the US economy and talked in depth about why the Fed won’t raise rates. He also noted that Yellen’s comments about the impossibility of stagflation seem to indicate […]

In an interview on the Keiser Report, author, investment banker, and credit analyst Chris Whalen talked about negative interest rates, calling them “chemotherapy for indebted nations.” Whalen noted that more than half the world today is in negative rate territory. He said that after years of high, “risk-free” returns, now it’s time to give the […]

Last week, Jim Grant argued that the US manufacturing economy is flirting with recession, if it isn’t there already.  He said the horse of speculation is ahead of the cart of enterprise. In other words, even though asset prices such as the stock market and real estate are rising, creating the illusion of economic prosperity, […]

Dr. Doom says there is only one currency that will appreciate over time – precious metals. Marc Faber recently appeared on RT’s Sophie Co. to talk about the world economy and what lies ahead. Currencies became a major focus of the discussion, with Faber arguing cash has historically been a bad investment because all paper […]

The CEO of one of the world’s largest gold mining companies says he expects gold supply to shrink over the next five years. Gary Goldberg heads Newmont Mining. The company operates gold mines on five continents and employees more than 16,000 people. In an interview with Mining.com, Goldberg said he sees gold supply contracting in […]

All eyes have turned toward Great Britain with the Brexit vote looming this week. A lot of people are speculating about what Britain’s potential exit from the EU means for gold. Peter Schiff says in the long-run, it doesn’t really matter. In his most recent podcast, Peter said he thinks gold will go up no […]