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Political Prisoners, US Economic Delusions, and Escaping the Next Crisis (Video)

In his latest appearance on Alex Jones’ InfoWars, Peter Schiff began by discussing the tyrannical imprisonment of his father Irwin Schiff. They went on to discuss the economic predicaments of both the United States government and the average American citizen. In a country crippled by debt and an unhealthy sense of entitlement, Alex and Peter […]

ECB Considers Pushing Negative Rates Lower; Yellen Might Follow Lead

While Janet Yellen keeps hinting at a “possible” US interest rate hike – something Peter Schiff has argued for months is highly unlikely – it appears the European Central Bank (ECB) will soon take rates deeper into negative territory. Americans should take note of what is happening across the pond, because it may eventually happen […]

Possible vs. Probable: Oct. Jobs Report & Rate Hike Fantasies (Video)

In his latest video blog post, Peter Schiff challenges the mainstream notion that the October jobs numbers released yesterday are good enough to justify the a Federal Reserve rate hike in December. Just because a rate hike is a possibility doesn’t mean it’s going to happen. It’s been a possibility all year. People thought it […]

Europe’s Largest Gold Dealer Targets Asian Demand & $1,500 Gold Price (Video)

The CEO of Degussa Golchandel, the largest precious metals bullion dealer in Europe, explained why he disagrees with the mainstream market sentiment concerning the price of gold. Rather than dropping to $1,000 an ounce, Wolfgang Wrzesniok-Rossbach expects a $1,500 price point in the near future. He has three core reasons for this analysis: speculative investors […]

Bernanke’s Defense of Fed Monetary Policy Is Utter Nonsense (Video)

Mainstream economists continue to defend and even praise Ben Bernanke’s response to the 2008 financial crisis. But as it becomes more and more obvious that the United States economy never fundamentally recovered from the Great Recession, savvier analysts are speaking up. On Bloomberg TV, David Stockman lambasted Bernanke for flooding the markets with zero-cost money, […]

US Debt Rockets Up $339 Billion in a Single Day

On Monday, the United States national debt increased $339 billion. In one day. Just like that. What caused the sudden spike? That same day, President Obama signed a bill into law suspending the debt ceiling until March 15, 2017. That allows the government to once again borrow, free from the constraints of an $18.1 trillion […]

The Cost of Government Is What It Spends, Not What It Taxes (Video)

Peter Schiff joined two other guests on Fox Business’ Closing Bell with Liz Claman. They discussed what it would take for the United States government to balance its budget without deficit spending. Peter Hoekstra, a former Republican Congressman from Michigan, argued that the government had managed to balance the budget in the 1990s. However, Peter […]

Major US Company Preps for Financial Crisis – Are You Ready?

One of America’s largest online retailers has prepared for a financial crisis. Have you? During a recent speech (see video below) at the United Precious Metals Association, Overstock.com Chairman Jonathan Johnson said the company has stockpiled $10 million in gold and silver outside of the banking system. He said most of the gold is in […]

Sale of Silver Eagles on Pace to Break Record in 2015

Sales of American Silver Eagle bullion coins shot through the roof over the past several months and will likely break a record in 2015. According to a Newsmax Finance report, 2015 sales year-to-date are ahead of last year’s pace. Through the third week in October, sales stood at 38,986,000 ounces. That compares to last year’s […]

Swedes Stashing Money in Microwaves as War on Cash Heats Up

Swedes are reportedly hiding money in microwave ovens in a desperate attempt shield it from the negative effects their central bank’s “war on cash.” As Business Insider puts it, the Nordic country is “shaping up to be the first country to plunge its citizens into a fascinating — and terrifying — economic experiment: negative interest […]