Europe: QE or No QE?

The disappointment was that Draghi was not more forthright with, "Yes, we are doing QE for sure, and here is when it is going to start, and these are the particular sovereign bonds we are going to buy." He was still being evasive, he was still saying, "Well, if the circumstances are right, if we feel it is necessary, then maybe we will do it. There`s no guarantees."

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

ECB: Considering Buying Everything Except Gold

Topics: European Central Bank (ECB) asset buying program, gold;

Related trading instruments: SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), Gold 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.

Falling Oil Prices Are Good For The European Economy

Falling oil prices are a good thing. They are good for the European economy. The only problem is that the low prices are not going to last, I think it is temporary. But the idea that Europe needs inflation is a complete and utter nonsense. Economies benefit from falling prices. Imagine if crude oil was free, if Europeans could have all the oil they wanted and did not cost anything. Wouldn't that be fantastic?

Related exchange traded funds: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE), United States Oil Fund LP ETF (USO)

Related stocks: ConocoPhipllips (COP), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Marathon Oil (MRO), Schlumberger (SLB), Halliburton (HAL)

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

Video: Falling Prices Would Help The Economy

Topics: Central Banking interventions to prevent deflation, Inflation defined as expansion of the money supply;

Related exchange traded funds: SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), iShares Silver ETF (SLV), SPDR S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA)

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

National Debt Tops 18 Trillion Dollars

Topics: National Debt, U.S. 10-Year Treasuries, U.S. Economy;

Related Exchange Traded Funds: ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year ETF (TBT), iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)

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

Expecting A Weak Holiday Season

Everybody has been talking about how this is going to be a great Christmas shopping season because the recovery is finally here, well, I have been saying for months that I expect a weak holiday season and for now it appears that my hunch is going to prove correct. Because the figures are out for the 4-day holiday weekend. This is traditionally the Thanksgiving weekend that kicks off the Christmas season.

This holiday weekend shoppers had more hours in which to shop than in prior holiday weekends because of the hours that the stores were open on Thanksgiving day. Yet, despite that and despite the big drop in gas prices, instead it was a disaster. Traffic at the malls or at the stores was down over 5 percent. So, 5 percent fewer people showed up to shop over the 4-day weekend. But even worse, the shoppers that showed up did not shop as much because they spent 11 percent less than they spent in 2013.

Related stocks: Apple (AAPL), GoPro (GPRO), J C Penney (JCP), Sears (SHLD), Target (TGT), Macy`s (M)

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