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Welcome to My Fed Talk: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Dec. 18, 2020

The Federal Reserve held its last meeting of the year this week. There were no big surprises policy-wise. But Jerome Powell and company made it clear that the easy-money spigot will remain wide open pumping trillions of dollars created out of thin air into the economy. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, […]

Commerzbank: Gold Bull Run to Continue into 2021

Coronavirus vaccines began rolling out this week, boosting optimism that the economy will soon rebound. But as Peter Schiff said in a podcast last month, there is no vaccine for what ails the economy. Even if the vaccine proves effective and governments ease off the draconian policies they have implemented in response to the pandemic, […]

Distressed Commercial Real Estate Sales Could Eclipse Number After Financial Crisis

It appears the government lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has hastened the deflation of the commercial real estate bubble. According to CoStar Group, an estimated $126 billion in commercial real estate will be forced to sell at distressed prices over the next two years. That will eclipse the amount of distressed commercial property […]

Nearly Half of Small Business Owners Fear They Will Have to Close Permanently

According to a recent survey, 48% of small business owners fear they will have to shut down permanently before the end of the year. That was a jump from 42% just two months ago. Alignable surveyed 9,201 small business owners. Analysts based their results on the answer to two questions.

Forgive Me Uncle Sam! SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Dec. 11, 2020

There is a lot of talk about student loan forgiveness. The idea is wildly popular and it would relieve a huge burden crushing millions of Americans. But is there any downside to this idea? In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey talks about the student loan debacle and the possible […]

The Pernicious Effects of Student Loan Forgiveness

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer recently suggested that as one of his first acts as president, Joe Biden should wipe out $50,000 of student loan debt for every borrower by executive order. But what kind of impact would this have on the US economy? It would certainly benefit a lot of people. But somebody would […]

November Jobs Report Reveals Signs of Trouble

When unemployment began to quickly shrink over the summer as governments loosened up on the economic lockdowns in response to COVID-19, everybody got giddy and assumed we were in for a quick recovery. But we’ve been saying that the quick turnaround was an illusion and that the lockdowns caused deep wounds in the labor market. […]

Back to Reality: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Dec. 4, 2020

After a dismal November, gold and silver are starting to show some signs of life. But what caused the big drop in the price of precious metals last month? Was it warranted? In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey looks at the economic and monetary fundamentals and tries to bring […]

Peter Schiff: Government “Help” Is Not Helping

The stock market is booming as everybody anticipates an end to the coronavirus pandemic with the rollout of a vaccine. But as Peter Schiff pointed out in this podcast, the rally isn’t really about a cure for COVID. It is being driven by government and central bank policies meant to shield us from the pain […]

17 Million Americans Behind on Mortgage or Rent Payments

Even as market mania continues over hopes for a coronavirus vaccine, the economic devastation caused by the government response to the pandemic continues to ravage the economy.  Seventeen million households are behind on rent or mortgage payments, and nearly 6 million Americans say they are at risk of eviction in the next few months.