Peter’s Blog

The New York Sun published an editorial this week looking at proposed legislation in Virginia that would examine the viability of a metal-backed monetary standard. If the federal government doesn’t understand the importance of real money, maybe the states will take up the banner. “It’s starting to look like Virginia could yet emerge in a […]

The Argentinian government has frozen super market prices for the next two months in a misguided attempt to stop inflation. A new commentary on Zero Hedge compares Argentina’s financial decline to the state of affairs in developed countries around the world. Are you prepared for sudden hyperinflation? “Up until now, Argentina’s descent into a hyperinflationary […]

By Peter Schiff The financial world was shocked this month by a demand from Germany’s Bundesbank to repatriate a large portion of its gold reserves held abroad. By 2020, Germany wants 50% of its total gold reserves back in Frankfurt – including 300 tons from the Federal Reserve. The Bundesbank’s announcement comes just three months […]

By Jeff Clark by Casey Research The best indicator of a chess player’s form is his ability to sense the climax of the game. -Boris Spassky, World Chess Champion, 1969-1972 You’ve likely heard that the German central bank announced it will begin withdrawing part of its massive gold holdings from the United States as well […]

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 […]

American Eagle Gold Coin Sales Skyrocket Financial Times / CNBC – November saw a 131% increase of US American Eagle gold coins sales, the highest rate in two years. The rush started right after the re-election of President Barack Obama, indicating that many investors have lost faith in a near-term solution to the United States’ […]

In light of the recent spikes in the price of platinum and palladium, it might be worthwhile checking out CPM Group’s 2012 Platinum Group Metals Long-Term Outlook Report, released earlier this month. The report is a comprehensive study of the long-term fundamentals of PGMs, looking forward to 2022. “Over the next ten years CPM Group expects PGM […]

Last week, the entire nation avoided the biggest metals scam in history when the Treasury Department announced that it would not mint a trillion-dollar platinum coin to reduce the government’s debt. The platinum price has been rising, and is expected to perform better than gold this year, but there still isn’t enough of the stuff […]

Frank Holmes, a Seeking Alpha analyst, published an interesting commentary today, examining some under-reported bullish facts about gold in relation to other commodities and the stock market: “While the precious metal did not shoot the lights out in 2012, gold’s bull rally goes on. It ended the year up 7 percent, making it a phenomenal […]

Phil Mackesy interviewed Peter Schiff on This Week in Money last weekend. Their conversation covered a lot of ground, from misguided Canadian and Japanese monetary policy, to Jack Lew and the US dollar’s recent decline against the euro. “There’s a new rumor that [Japan] wants to start buying another $500 billion of our debt. That’s […]