Bessent Trying to Undo Yellen’s Poor Debt Management | SchiffGold
Current Trends The government hit the debt ceiling back in January and has been pursuing extraordinary measures since. This usually...
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ISM Services PMI Barely Hangs On to Expansion | SchiffGold
The American services engine came more than one point under expectations but stayed in the green by the slimmest of...
BOJ Flags Trade-War Headwinds, Hints at Rate Hikes | SchiffGold
Japan’s central bankers are juggling a stubbornly hot CPI, cooling exports, and a fresh volley of U.S. tariffs—all while investors...
Interest Rates Should Be Higher, Not Lower | SchiffGold
In a free market, interest rates are determined by the supply and demand for credit. Savers provide capital (supply) while...
Q2 Gold Demand Tops 1,200 Tonnes | SchiffGold
Gold’s momentum refused to cool in the second quarter of 2025, with total demand—over-the-counter trades included—hitting 1,249 tonnes, up 3...
Job Openings Miss Expectations, Slip to 7.4 Million | SchiffGold
The once-red-hot U.S. labor market is cooling at the edges. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Job Openings and Labor...
Last Week in Gold: Tariff Pressure Eases and ECB Holds Rates | SchiffGold
Gold prices refused to budge much last week, with the LBMA Gold Price PM settling Friday at $3,344 per ounce—just...
What Trump and Powell’s Tiff Shows About the Core of the Fed | SchiffGold
Trump has repeatedly pressured Powell to lower interest rates, thinking that a spiral of Keynesian growth can undo the damage...
The Missing Golden Key to Development | SchiffGold
While some still cling to the idea that economic and governmental development of Third World countries will come from external...
Why Business Must Keep its Hands Out of Regulation | SchiffGold
Even free of outside interest, the government would still create inefficiencies and have numerous conflicts of interest, but a recurring...
Optimism Alone Can’t Fix the Economy | SchiffGold
Many economists and businesses look to survey data to judge the state of the economy. These data can provide interesting...
Challenging Secretary Bessent on the Fed’s Failures | SchiffGold
Treasury Secretary Bessent recently expressed displeasure with the Fed, implying that he’s interested in investigating whether or not the Fed...
Why is Gold Stereotyped as a Low-Performing Investment? | SchiffGold
If you ask most people why they have little or no gold, they will often tell you that the stock...
Recession Bells Ring Louder as Conference Board’s LEI Sinks | SchiffGold
The U.S. economy’s “early-warning siren” just grew louder. The Conference Board reported Monday that its Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell...
Richmond Factory Gauge Falls Off a Cliff | SchiffGold
Manufacturing in the Federal Reserve’s Fifth District hit the brakes hard in July, and the yellow metal took notice. The...
Fed Governor Waller Urges July Rate Cut | SchiffGold
Christopher J. Waller says the central bank should not wait until autumn to ease policy. Speaking to the Money Marketeers...
Why Quantitative Methods Fall Short in Economic Analysis | SchiffGold
Interventionists insist markets require elite, educated technocrats to study and calibrate advanced models of the economy. Much like a physicist...
13-Week Money Supply Slows into the Summer Months | SchiffGold
Money Supply is a very important indicator. It helps show how tight or loose current monetary conditions are regardless of...
PMI Manufacturing Falls, Following Richmond Fed’s Index | SchiffGold
July’s advance purchasing-manager numbers paint a tale of two economies. The S&P Global Flash U.S. Composite PMI jumped to 54.6—its...
The Mortgage Rate Myth: Why Cheap Money Won’t Fix Housing Affordability | SchiffGold
President Trump’s insistence on lowering interest rates serves only the ever-growing spending state. Lower interest rates may relieve some price...
Comex Deliveries Return to Normal – For Now | SchiffGold
The CME Comex is the Exchange where futures are traded for gold, silver, and other commodities. The CME also allows...
