U.S. Economy: Outlook For 2014

If the Federal Reserve continues with its taper timetable we will be back in recession. Now, I don`t believe they will continue, I think they will come back with more stimulus which might technically and statistically keep the economy out of a recession. But in reality, I think we are in a depression. I don`t think the U.S. Economy is growing at all.  

Peter Schiff is an American businessman, investment broker and financial commentator. Schiff is the CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc.

The Real Unemployment Picture

The official unemployment figures are meaningless because there would not be such a big concern if the unemployment rate was really 6.7 percent. Because that does not tell the whole story. So many people have just given up looking for work, they are so discouraged by the poor labor prospects that they are no longer being captured by the statistics or they are working part-time but they really want full-time jobs.

Peter Schiff is an American businessman, investment broker and financial commentator. Schiff is the CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc.

Bad Economic Data Coming To The Surface

The reason interest rates have fallen somewhat on the long bond over the past few months is because a lot of bad economic data has now come to the surface. I was expecting all of this bad data because I was saying for months and months as the Federal Reserve first began talking about tapering, that if they actually did it, they would have to undo it because the minute they tapered the market would start to go down (stock market and real estate market), the economy would start slipping back into recession and the Federal Reserve would be forced to have to reverse their position which is what they are going to do.

Peter Schiff is an American businessman, investment broker and financial commentator. Schiff is the CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc.