Peter Schiff

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• Who Says No One Rings a Bell?

  Published 22 July 2005 | viewed 8,517 times

  The old saying "no one rings a bell," certainly doesn't apply today, as China rang the "mother of all bells." So deafening was its sound,…

• Trade Deficit Puts Dollar Back in The Spot Light

  Published 14 July 2005 | viewed 5,302 times

  Ever since the French "no" vote, the world's attention has been diverted away from the high-wire act taking place in America, to the side-show happening…

• Housing Speculation is More Rampant Than You Think

  Published 05 July 2005 | viewed 7,508 times

  As the "debate" over the existence of a housing bubble intensifies, both sides are likely to be proven wrong when it comes to predictions for…

• Theater of the Absurd

  Published 27 June 2005 | viewed 6,240 times

  Last week, with Alan Greenspan and John Snow testifying before Congress, irate lawmakers bombarded them with questions as to when and how the Administration plans…

• Gold's Trifecta Reveals Dollar's Diminished Status

  Published 18 June 2005 | viewed 5,607 times

  After years of trading in the euro's shadow, this week gold finally reclaimed its role as the safe haven of choice. In the last three…

• 2005 CPI Rising at its Fastest Pace in Fifteen Years

  Published 16 June 2005 | viewed 5,920 times

  With today's release of a .1% decline in May consumer prices, many pundits continue to assert that the inflation threat has ended. However, a closer…

• The Expectations Game

  Published 11 June 2005 | viewed 5,987 times

  Coming in at $3 billion less than some had feared, today's release of April's $57 billion trade deficit is being heralded as good news. The…

• Gold and Oil Could Force Surprise ECB Rate Hike

  Published 07 June 2005 | viewed 5,422 times

  With political uncertainty in the aftermath of the French and Dutch rejection of the European constitution, and stagnant growth and rising unemployment, most analysts are…

• There Are No Longer Any Truly Conservative U.S. Dollar Denominated Investments

  Published 04 June 2005 | viewed 5,383 times

  Unfortunately there are no longer any truly conservative U.S. dollar denominated investments. That is because the U.S. dollar, the currency in which such investments are…

• Europe, There but for the Grace of Foreigners Goes America

  Published 01 June 2005 | viewed 6,019 times

  The French "No" vote on the European Constitution, which has created political uncertainty in Europe, has produced the reflexive, and ironic "flight to quality" into…

• The Powerful Case for Investing in Foreign Equities

  Published 28 May 2005 | viewed 5,766 times

  For the past five months I have been submitting economic commentary to this web site, and have received a significant number of emails from those…

• Pro-forma CPI, or Lets Pretend there's No Inflation

  Published 19 May 2005 | viewed 6,986 times

  Today, as the Labor Department reported that April consumer prices rose at a faster than expected .5%, which follows yesterday's release of a .6% rise…

• Plasma Televisions are not Buggy Whips

  Published 13 May 2005 | viewed 7,246 times

  Last week, on my second appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box, host Mark Haines mischaracterized my position that the U.S. could not hope to pay for…

• Treasury to Re-Issue 30 year Bonds, Any Takers?

  Published 05 May 2005 | viewed 4,977 times

  The prospect of the U.S. Treasury returning to a more fiscally responsible method of financing its debts has profound implications for the U.S. budget and…

• CNBC's Kudlow Needs a Refresher Course in Econ 101

  Published 30 April 2005 | viewed 6,421 times

  I hate to be so critical of CNBC, especially since they were gracious enough to have me on as a guest on Monday, but when…

• Greenspan, Be Careful What You Wish For

  Published 23 April 2005 | viewed 5,717 times

  Yesterday, as Alan Greenspan warned Congress that the federal budget deficit is unsustainable, he simultaneously encouraged China to stop sustaining it. Since he has failed…

• Still Not Convinced There's a Real Estate Bubble, Read This!

  Published 21 April 2005 | viewed 13,619 times

  As the debate over the existence of a real estate bubble rages, the most persuasive case in favor continues to be made by those firmly…

• Record Trade Deficit despite Lower Dollar

  Published 12 April 2005 | viewed 4,938 times

  Today's release of a record $61 billion dollar February trade deficit continues to confound the "experts" who have constantly predicted that a weaker dollar would…

• Hello, Inflation is Not Good for the Dollar

  Published 07 April 2005 | viewed 5,673 times

  The fact that signs of growing inflation have coincided with a strengthening dollar has led many to the erroneous conclusion that higher inflation is somehow…

• Greenspan's Real Conundrum, Stagflation

  Published 02 April 2005 | viewed 9,156 times

  Today's release of March's much weaker than expected non-farm payroll numbers (110,000 verses average estimates of 213,000), together with February's downward revisions, provides clear evidence…