Peter Schiff: Why we need a return to the gold standard
As it is now being considered, the [Republican] platform stops short of recommending a return to the gold standard, but does advocate a commission to consider the possibility.
Peter Schiff: The real fiscal cliff
The media is now fixated on an apparently new feature dominating the economic landscape: a “fiscal cliff” from…
Peter Schiff: Congress wants to repeat mistakes with housing market
While JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon has been credited for a confident and feisty performance this week in…
Peter Schiff: Why Warren Buffett is wrong about gold
The gold doomsayers have found their champion in the media's favorite financial adviser and one of the world's richest men.
Peter Schiff: What to make of the ‘real’ unemployment rate
Since the US economy has failed to recover as widely predicted, pressure on the Federal Reserve to conjure a solution has increased.
Peter Schiff: The fix is in
This week's wild actions on Wall Street should serve as a stark reminder that few investors have any clue as to what is really going on beneath the surface of America's troubled economy.
Peter Schiff: New financial regs will likely increase severity of next crisis
In a speech to Wall Street today, President Obama talked of a "failure of responsibility" in Washington and on Wall Street. But the financial sector is the most regulated part of the economy, so surely responsibility lies mostly with Washington.
Peter Schiff: Signs of an ‘inflationary depression’?
In recent months, GDP numbers have rebounded - primarily as a result of record low interest rates reliquifying the credit market and government stimulus jolting consumer spending.
Peter Schiff: Euro vs. dollar is a race to the bottom
Many are mistaking this euro weakness for dollar strength. A quick glance at the price of gold - which has made new highs in both currencies - quickly disproves this myth.
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