Why The Fed Will Not Raise Interest Rates

The reason why the Fed will not let interest rates go up is because if they let interest rates go up, we cannot afford to pay the interest on our debt and we would have to default. To avoid the embarassment of a default they keep interest rates artificially low. But I think its better to be honest and default than going through a currency crisis that we are heading to.

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

Markets: I Am Not Short U.S. Treasuries

I am not short U.S. Treasuries but I am short the U.S. Dollar. I am long foreign assets, I am long foreign stocks, I am long gold stocks. Look how much gold stocks are up this year. (Newmont Mining (NEM), Goldcorp (GG), Barrick Gold (ABX), NovaGold (NG), Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (EEM))

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 Fed Will Have To Go Back To Zero Interest Rates

When the Federal Reserve has to go back to zero interest rates, when they have to launch QE (quantitative easing program), when they maybe have to go negative interest rates, people will realize that none of this worked!

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

America Is More Bankrupted Than Puerto Rico

Its all about perception. Puerto Rico is broke, we all know that. But it was broke 2 years ago, it was broke 3 years ago. Why did not anybody care? Creditors kept lending the money even though they were broke. Well, eventually people wake up and they realize that a debtor is broke. America is more bankrupted than Puerto Rico, our creditors have not figured out yet. We might not default but we will print.

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

Stock Market: I Am Not Short

I am not short the market because I do believe that the Federal Reserve will put a floor beneath the market by printing money. But the ultimate collapse is in the U.S. Dollar. It has not happened yet but the Federal Reserve is going to sacrifice the U.S. Dollar. (SPDR S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA), Nasdaq 100 Index ETF (QQQ), iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM))

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

We Are Already In A Recession

I think that we are already in a recession. By the time they go back and revise the numbers that we got for the fourth quarter of last year, early this year, I think the data is going to reflect that we have been in a recession. They never know we are in a recession until you are almost finished with it.

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