Gold: Indian Farmers Are Buying More Gold

In India a healthy monsoon season is creating a renewed interest in gold by indian farmers. (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.

The Economic Data Indicates An Incoming Recession

The economic data indicates an incoming recession. The number of multiple jobholders reached the highest number since the 2008 financial crisis. (Select Sector Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bnd ETF (JNK), 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.

We Need To Shrink The Government

The U.S. was great because government was small. But now government is great, and the United States will not be great again until we shrink the government.

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

More Money Will Move Into Gold

As the potential for an interest rate hike is diminishing the appeal of Gold (SPDR Gold Trust ETF (NYSE:GLD)) is improving. Gold prices (SPDR Gold Trust ETF (NYSE:GLD)) are now back above 1260. We had a couple of back to back strong days in the gold sector (Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX)) and maybe this most recent correction of the upward trend which the catalyst for it was the renewed expectation of a November and December interest rate hike, I think as those expectations are reallistically dialed back we are going to see more money moving into the metals (SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), iShares Silver ETF (SLV))

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

If The Fed Raises Interest Rates Everything Is Going To Collapse

I do not believe that if we raise interest rates everything is going to be fine. I recognize that if we raise interest rates everything is going to collapse. (SPDR S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY), iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM), 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.

Bond Yields Are Moving Up

Another week when the Dollar remained relatively firmly bid, the Dollar Index closed just above 98. Gold is not really going down but its not really going up either. What is going up are bond yields, long-term bond yields just made a 4-month high with the 30-year yield at 2.55% and the 10-year Treasury yield just below 1.80% and this despite the fact that the economic news during the week, on balance, were generally weaker than expected.  (SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bnd ETF (JNK), iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT), U.S. Treasuries, iShares iBoxx $ High Yid Corp Bond ETF (HYG))

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