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Janet Yellen claimed the Federal Reserve is going to hit the interest rate gym this year, but we all know how New Year’s Resolutions turn out… Please share and enjoy the latest comic from Lampoon the System. SchiffGold now has a full archive of all past editions of Lampoon the System comics created for our […]

In his latest podcast, Peter Schiff dissects the jobs numbers from December, Obama’s new community college plan, and Charles Evans’ call for more inflation. Peter continues to be one of the few reporting on the reality underlying the headline jobs numbers, though Paul Craig Roberts just published an enlightening article at LewRockwell.com. Roberts looks at […]

Lawrence Williams reports for Mineweb that the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) reported more than 2,100 metric tons of gold withdrawals in 2014. The last three trading days of the year alone saw 29 tons of withdrawals. Many analysts have turned to figures from SGE as a better gauge of Chinese consumer demand, because the Chinese […]

Edmund Shing, global equity portfolio manager for BCS Financial Group, told CNBC why he still sees gold as an excellent safe haven asset. Just as Peter Schiff has pointed out, investors who bought gold in any currency other than the US dollar last year saw excellent returns. What’s more, Shing agrees with Peter that the […]

You might not know that SchiffGold maintained an independent Gold Scams blog for many years to keep investors informed of the latest tricks and traps in the industry. The site had become a popular resource for learning about the latest gold scams, as well as how to safely purchase precious metals. The Gold Scams community […]

Last week, President Obama announced a plan to provide “free” community college to American students. Democrats in particular rejoiced at the proposal, revealing just how limited mainstream economic literacy really is. Austrian economists like Peter Schiff know that nothing is really free. Indeed, Obama’s plan would cost the federal government at least $60 billion. That’s […]

CNBC spoke with Chicago Fed President Charles Evans this morning about the Federal Reserve’s schedule for raising interest rates above zero percent. While Evans confirmed the official narrative that the United States economy is getting better and better, he still doesn’t think the Fed will raise rates until 2016. Even the CNBC anchors seem to […]

The December issue of The Silver Institute’s Silver News is now available. This edition highlights the growing demand for industrial silver in 2015 and beyond. From watch batteries to massive solar energy systems, the special properties of silver are often indispensable in industrial applications, including silver-coated bearings, catalysts, medical care and many products in our […]

In his first Gold Videocast of 2015, Peter Schiff looks back at gold’s performance on the global markets in 2014 and forecasts where the yellow metal is headed in the new year. Learn why: Contrary to bear predictions, gold performed better than almost every major stock market and currency in the world in 2014. The […]

Here’s the second part of Robert Williams’ Wall Street Daily interview with Peter Schiff. They discuss what the supposed recovery looks like to everyday Americans, and why the next crisis is going to be a dollar crisis. Listen to the first part here. Highlights from Peter’s interview: “The dollar is only strengthening because people expect […]