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In yesterday’s podcast, Peter Schiff reviews the latest news from the Greek debt drama, as well as the most recent economic data in the United States. Peter argues that the best thing for Greece’s economy would be to leave the eurozone and give up its dependence on cheap money from the European member nations. However, […]
What is coming next to the United States – massive deflation or inflation? Peter Schiff & Mike Maloney have different opinions on this economic question, though they both agree that the US dollar’s days are numbered. In part four of their one-on-one conversation, Peter and Mike debate what will happen to the US economy in the […]
Dr. Ron Paul shared his free market perspective of Federal Reserve policy with CNBC. Dr. Paul warned that the stability of the current financial system “depends on a psychological acceptance of this system.” He argued stocks and bonds will crash dramatically when the markets realize that ever-expanding debt and money printing have only stimulated malinvestment. […]
If all the world’s debt were backed by gold, the US dollar price of the yellow metal would be nearly $34,000. Frank Holmes of US Global Investors explains the math in an insightful article. 5.9 billion ounces = total above-ground gold in world. At $1,181 per ounce, that’s about $7 trillion. Total global debt = […]
While Marc Faber thinks the Federal Reserve should have raised interest rates years ago, he’s not at all surprised that it did not raise rates this month. In fact, he thinks the United States and global economies are too poor for Janet Yellen to raise rates at all this year. He predicts the US will […]
Ross Beaty is the Chairman of Alterra Power Corp and Pan American Silver. He is an expert in the energy sector and precious metals mining. Beaty spoke with Cambridge House Live about why he owns gold and silver as a protection from the economic and political uncertainties of the next decade. From disruptions in the […]
The price of gold shot up about 1.5% today, breaking through the technically significant barrier of $1200. Gold closed around $1185 on Wednesday, and rallied today to a peak of $1206. It now hovers around $1202. The jump in price comes on the news that the Federal Reserve is likely to keep the federal funds […]
It’s official: China now plays a small role in directly setting the price of gold in Western markets. For the first time ever, a Chinese bank has joined the twice-daily gold price fixing process run by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA). As we reported back in February, this news was anticipated. The LBMA has […]
Danielle DiMartino was a former advisor to Richard Fisher, the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve. On CNBC this week, DiMartino identified herself as an economist more concerned with the power of free markets when she cited Ludwig von Mises as one of her personal heroes. She went on to share insights into the Fed’s […]
Janet Yellen held a press conference yesterday after the Federal Open Market Committee’s June meeting. Peter Schiff cuts through the doublespeak to focus on the real message behind Yellen’s official statements.
