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Symptoms Don't Lie

By Peter Schiff (May 12, 2013)

A good doctor will not simply make a diagnosis based on measurements. The symptoms and complaints expressed by the patient are at least as important in making a... more

The Great Gold Redemption

By Peter Schiff (May 03, 2013)

The most puzzling part of the investment business is seeing how the vast and largely economically illiterate masses interpret any given piece of news. Take the recent gold... more

Changing the Conversation

By Peter Schiff (Apr 27, 2013)

Don Draper, Mad Men's master advertiser likes to say "when you don't like what they are saying, change the conversation."  When it comes to the... more

Japan Steps into the Void

By Peter Schiff (Apr 20, 2013)

In the years following the global financial crisis, economists and investors have gotten very comfortable with very high, and seemingly persistent, government debt. The... more

Gold in the Crosshair

By Peter Schiff (Apr 16, 2013)

In the opening years of the last decade, most mainstream investors sat on the sidelines while "tin hat" goldbugs rode the bull market from below $300 to just... more

Breakable, Barterable Bullion

By Peter Schiff (Apr 06, 2013)

In the following video Peter Schiff,  in his role as CEO of Euro Pacific Precious Metals, demonstrates an innovative new bullion product out of the Valcambi... more

The Stockman Backlash

By Peter Schiff (Apr 05, 2013)

This week, while economists should have been closely considering the implications of the actual bankruptcy of Stockton, California, they instead heaped scorn on the... more

Cypriots in the Streets

By Peter Schiff (Apr 03, 2013)

The news of the month comes from the large Mediterranean island of Cyprus, where Keynesian economic planning left the economy facing complete bankruptcy.... more

Flying High on Borrowed Wings

By Peter Schiff (Apr 02, 2013)

After selling off an astounding 56% between October of 2007 and March 2009, the S&P 500 has staged a rally for the ages, surging 120% and recovering all of its lost ground... more

The Stimulus Trap

By Peter Schiff (Mar 27, 2013)

For years we have been warned by Keynesian economists to fear the so-called "liquidity trap," an economic cul-de-sac that can suck down an economy like a tar pit... more

Cyprus Lifts the Curtain

By Peter Schiff (Mar 22, 2013)

This week financial analysts, economists, politicians, and bank depositors from around the world were outraged that European leaders, more specifically the Germans,... more

Goldilocks and the Bear Jobs Report

By Peter Schiff (Mar 09, 2013)

As is typical, Wall Street and the media are celebrating a jobs report that is not nearly as positive as the headlines suggest. The continuing decline in the labor force... more

Gentlemen, Start Your Presses

By Peter Schiff (Mar 07, 2013)

In his Congressional testimony last week in Washington, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke took time to downplay the significance of the few dissenting voices on the Fed's Open... more

The Fed's Tightening Pipe Dream

By Peter Schiff (Mar 02, 2013)

Testifying before the US Senate this past Tuesday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke made an extraordinary claim about its bloated balance sheet: "We could exit without ever... more

The Pound Gets Pounded

By Peter Schiff (Feb 20, 2013)

As the global currency war intensifies, the majority of attention has been paid to the 17% fall of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar over the past few... more

Messing with the Bull

By Peter Schiff (Feb 09, 2013)

  With the announcement this week of its massive $5 billion lawsuit against ratings agency Standard & Poor's, the Federal Government took a bold step to... more

The Bernanke Shock

By Peter Schiff (Feb 05, 2013)

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... more

The Biggest Loser

By Peter Schiff (Feb 02, 2013)

In Switzerland, it's not just the clocks that are cuckoo. Over the past four years Swiss politicians and central bankers have gone on an unprecedented buying spree of foreign... more

Fed's Ivory Tower Just Got Smaller

By Peter Schiff (Jan 31, 2013)

Today's weaker than expected GDP report shows just how out of touch most professional economists remain with respect to the fundamental weakness of the US economy. After more... more

Animated Oprah Interviews Bernanke

By Peter Schiff (Jan 30, 2013)

Earlier this month Oprah Winfrey grabbed headlines with her blockbuster interview with serial doper and international pariah Lance Armstrong. Now, an animated Oprah... more

Obama Supporters on Climate Bill Costs: No Thanks!

By Peter Schiff (Jan 24, 2013)

On Monday we sent out correspondent Tom Elliott down to the National Mall to talk to the attendees at Obama's 2nd inaugural about the president's big plans to tackle... more

The Trillion Dollar Trick

By Peter Schiff (Jan 16, 2013)

The birth, and the apparent death, of the trillion dollar platinum coin idea may one day be recalled as a mere footnote in the current debt crisis drama. The ultimate... more

Congress Avoids the Cliff by Selling Us Down the River

By Peter Schiff (Jan 04, 2013)

With the possible exception of the New York Times' editorial board (and the cast of The Jersey Shore), everyone on the planet understood that the United States Government... more