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Fed Holds Rates Steady, Signals Cuts Amid Rising Inflation 

In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at around 4.3% on Wednesday but signaled potential rate cuts later this year, highlighting policymakers’ growing concerns over slowing economic growth and persistent inflation pressures. Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged that external economists have revised upward their estimates of a recession […]

Unmasking the True Culprit Behind the Next Recession

Recent market turmoil has signaled a coming recession, and both sides of Washington, D.C. are already spinning narratives to blame their political enemies for the business cycle. As the economy shifts into recovery mode, remember that the establishment has no interest in actually addressing monetary expansion, the true cause of recessions.

Precious Metals Shine Amid Market Turmoil

In the wake of President Trump’s recent tariff policies, the American financial landscape has been thrown into turmoil. Investors and consumers alike are feeling the pinch as the stock market reels and recession fears loom. However, amidst this economic uncertainty, one asset class has emerged as a beacon of stability: precious metals, particularly gold.

Peter Schiff: We Can’t Rely on Trade Barriers

On Tuesday’s episode of the Peter Schiff Show, Peter Schiff tackles the chaotic state of the markets following another round of tariff increases from President Trump. Peter critiques the logic behind tariffs, examines the unraveling of consensus trades like the AI investment frenzy, and highlights potential pitfalls facing American investors who have placed misguided faith […]

Schiff on X Spaces: Bitcoin is Plummeting

On Monday’s X Space, Peter delivers a stark warning on the fragility of the Bitcoin bubble, escalating inflation risks, and why a return to sound money via a gold standard may be inevitable. Diving into recent market turmoil, he cautions investors about the impending crypto collapse, analyzes misguided tariff strategy, and emphasizes the value of […]

Stocks Falter as Trump Hints at Economic Shift

Major stock indexes stumbled on Monday following remarks from former President Donald Trump that suggested the U.S. economy might be in for a transition period. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 890 points, a 2.1% decline, while the S&P 500 fell 2.7% and the Nasdaq Composite slid 4%. Government bond yields ticked lower, with the […]

Schiff on Sachs Realty: It’s Time for An Economic Reckoning

In his recent appearance with Todd on the Sachs Realty Podcast, Peter Schiff paints a sobering picture of America’s current economic landscape, challenging mainstream narratives promoted by Wall Street and the Federal Reserve. Throughout the discussion, he covers alarming trends from unsustainable debt levels and hidden recessions to mounting inflation and misguided trade policies, warning […]

Peter Schiff: Tariffs Reveal a Weak Economy

In the latest episode of the Peter Schiff Show, Peter dives into an eventful and troubling week for the U.S. economy, marked by tumbling stocks, a weakening dollar, and escalating global market tensions. Peter explains why Trump’s tough talk on NATO and increased tariffs may be exacerbating underlying structural weaknesses in the U.S. economy. He […]

Federal Contractors Are Just Another Form of Government Waste

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues to make headlines, with the bureaucratic class panicking over its possible demise at Musk’s hand. DOGE’s goals are laudable, but the department should prioritize eliminating wasteful services completely, not replacing them with pseudo-private actors.

Congress Must Reclaim Its Authority Over Tariffs

President Trump continues to make waves with tariffs, with each announcement sending the market into a frenzy. Whether said tariffs will make economic life better is doubtful, but one thing is certain. It is foolish to entrust the power to levy such taxes to one man.