Commodities Are Going Higher

It is the Dollar going down and also supply. The price is a function of supply and demand and there is a lot of reduction in exploration and production so that is also causing prices to go higher. But the Dollar has also been weakening, the Dollar is at a 7 month low against the Australian Dollar (AUD). The U.S. Dollar has been weakening considerably in recent months, weeks. (United States Oil Fund LP ETF (USO), Nymex Crude Oil Futures, SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX))

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

Commodities Are Turning

Commodities are turning, the U.S. Dollar is turning, gold is turning and this is just going to compound the problem for the Federal Reserve. Because now they are not going to be able to hide behind the fact that there is not enough inflation. We are going to get more inflation but it is going to be stagflation.

(SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), Nymex Crude Oil Futures)

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

U.S. Economy: We Are Already in A Recession

I think we are already in recession. I think it began last year in the fourth quarter. Although I believe we have been in a recession for the entire recovery. I never believed that this was a legitimate recover. I think the government has been understating the amount of inflation and therefore overstating the amount of growth. That game is over.

The economy was so weak in the forth quarter that by the time they redo the numbers later in the year they are going to go back and revise that 1 percent growth to negative. And there is a very good chance that we are going to have another negative number for the first quarter of this year.

(Select Sector Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA), SPDR S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY), Nasdaq 100 Index ETF (QQQ))

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