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There’s a lot of misinformation circulating about the supposed economic woes caused by the now-defunct gold standard, and the supposed economic boons created by New Deal government spending in the 1930s. Brian Domitrovic’s recent op/ed in Forbes exposes the errors of some of the highest profile gold detractors in the media. He points to the data […]
By Peter Schiff The news of the month comes from the large Mediterranean island of Cyprus, where Keynesian economic planning left the economy facing complete bankruptcy. The result was an unprecedented step forward in the financial collapse of the West: direct forfeiture of bank deposits. Despite official protestations to the contrary, this fallout will spread […]
By Bud Conrad from Casey Research It is my contention that the 70-year debt supercycle has come to an end. To put the current financial situation in perspective, here’s a long-term history of the debt-to-GDP ratio, which reached a record high at the beginning of the current crisis. It was a dramatic change in 2009, […]
Jon Pawelko publishes the web comic Lampoon The System to poke fun at insane economic policies and educate the public on sound economics. Click here for more cartoons and information on his anthology book, available for only $15. Follow us on Twitter to stay up-to-date on Peter Schiff’s latest thoughts: @SchiffGold Interested in learning about […]
Peter Schiff’s latest commentary looks at what happens when a country becomes addicted to easy money, and explains why the Fed will keep pumping money the US economy until a currency crisis forces it to stop. For years we have been warned by Keynesian economists to fear the so-called ‘liquidity trap,’ an economic cul-de-sac that […]
The Financial Times published a story on Friday featuring Peter Schiff’s new offshore investment bank, Euro Pacific Bank, which has seen a 150% increase in new customer interest since the news of deposit confiscations in Cyprus. The article examines new ways for investors to protect their wealth from irresponsible central banks. “‘Banks in Cyprus took […]
UBS Predicts Major Gold Rally MarketWatch – UBS, the biggest bank in Switzerland, says US monetary policy will favorably influence the price of gold in the latter part of 2013. Gold’s sell-off in mid-February is attributed to the belief that the Fed will end quantitative easing sooner than expected. However, as UBS analyst Julien Garren […]
Could the Cypriot crisis be the beginning of the end for the modern fractional-reserve banking system? Joseph Salerno’s commentary at the Ludwig von Mises Institute considers to the possibility. One thing is certain: trusting your savings to a bank is no longer a wise plan for wealth preservation. “Getting back to the Cyprus deal, admittedly […]
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Alena Mikhan and Jeff Clark, part of Casey Research’s Metals Team, published a commentary this week countering the bearish sentiment surrounding the recent gold ETF outflows. While investors in the paper market may be selling gold, long-term physical holders are buying record amounts of bullion from the US Mint. Since January 1, the holdings of […]
