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Peter Schiff Says Fed Is Doubling Down On Bad Policy: 'It's Obvious That We're Heading To Recession'
Friday, June 21, 2019 - 6:40am | 524Peter Schiff, the CEO and and chief global strategist at Euro Pacific Capital, pulled no punches at the Benzinga Trading Summit on Thursday in New York City. To understand today's financial climate, it's best to examine the dot-com crisis of the 1990s, he said. "That excess liquidity...
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Chris Camillo Talks Trading Strategies, Advice And More Ahead Of Trading Summit
Monday, June 17, 2019 - 1:25pm | 576Ahead of the Benzinga Trading Summit on June 20, Benzinga sat down with Chris Camillo, one of the prolific educators headlining the inaugural event. BZ: What would you have changed about your early trading strategies, knowing what you know now? CC: My trading strategy hasn’t changed much over...
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Why Every Trader Should Attend The Benzinga Trading Summit
Monday, June 3, 2019 - 2:05pm | 379Benzinga is hosting its first-ever Trading Summit in New York City June 20. This exclusive event facilitates education from the biggest names in day trading and investing. Attendees will have access to top educators, vetted microcap companies and leading investment technologies, all for a good...
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Bitcoin Gets '60 Minutes' Bump
Monday, May 20, 2019 - 10:40am | 402CBS’s “60 Minutes” featured an in-depth story by Anderson Cooper about bitcoin on Sunday night. After a disastrous 2018, bitcoin prices have rebounded so far in 2019 but remain well below their all-time highs from December 2017. What To Know The “60 Minutes” episode...
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Gold, The Fed And Democracy: How Peter Schiff Leads Commentary Surrounding The US Economy
Thursday, May 16, 2019 - 8:35am | 402Among several esteemed speakers at this year's SALT conference, Peter Schiff partook in a heated debate opposite Barry Silbert, CEO of the Digital Currency Group. This particular chat touched on the seemingly generational currency battle of gold versus bitcoin. “A bunch of young...
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2018: The Year Of The Bitcoin Bust?
Monday, December 17, 2018 - 1:48pm | 769With Christmas nearing, bitcoin is celebrating a big anniversary this week, one that investors would rather forget. Dec. 16, 2017 was the day bitcoin prices hit $19,783, the cryptocurrency’s all-time highest price. Today, bitcoin is trading at $3,462, a roughly 83-percent decline. Bitcoin...
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Peter Schiff: Bitcoin Is 'The Biggest Bubble I Have Ever Seen'
Thursday, December 21, 2017 - 1:14pm | 693It’s been called fraudulent. It’s been compared to Beanie Babies. But most often, critics of bitcoin slap one label: bubble. “This has got bubble written all over it, and I think it is the most irrational, it is the biggest bubble that I have ever seen,” Peter Schiff, CEO...
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Peter Schiff: The Economy Is A Disaster
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 12:13pm | 597Peter Schiff was on Tuesday's edition of PreMarket Prep, where he reiterated his bearish thesis for the market in the wake of the Federal Reserve's decision not to raise interest rates last week. Schiff wasn't convinced by the positive market talk coming out of the Fed. "I...
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Peter Schiff: Janet Yellen And The Federal Reserve Are Losing Credibility
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - 4:29pm | 613U.S. central bankers decided to maintain the FFR range at 0.25 to 0.50 basis points, keeping the discount rate at 1.00 percent. While the Federal Reserve did see indicators of a strengthening labor market (along with projections of 4.5 percent unemployment by 2018), not all may be well. The...
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Is Peter Schiff's Recession Thesis Coming True?
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 11:47am | 299Back in November, Peter Schiff, CEO and Chief Global Strategist at Euro Pacific Capital, appeared on Benzinga's PreMarket Prep to discuss his bearish thesis on the stock market and the U.S. economy. Less than two months later, elements of Schiff's thesis appear to be playing out just as...
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For Auld Lang Syne: What You Missed At Benzinga In 2015
Thursday, December 31, 2015 - 10:18am | 761New York City has all the glitz and glamor, but Detroit has The D Drop on New Year's Eve. Okay, maybe it's not quite as impressive as the Time Square Ball, but it's certainly a nice view from our new office. As we close out 2015 and head into 2016, here's a look back on how our...
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Why Peter Schiff Sees Gold At $5,000
Friday, December 18, 2015 - 2:08pm | 353Peter Schiff of Euro Pacific Capital appeared on CNBC’s Futures Now on Thursday afternoon. The expert defended his prediction that gold is going to $5,000. So, let’s take a look into his arguments. Peter Schiff has been bearish on the economy and bullish on gold for quite a...
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Peter Schiff: The Economy Is Doomed
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 3:16pm | 493Peter Schiff was recently a guest on #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. Tune in to the daily broadcast live Monday-Friday at 8 a.m. ET here. Schiff, CEO and Chief Global Strategist at Euro Pacific Capital, shared his outlook on the economy....
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Preview: Peter Schiff Joins Benzinga To Discuss The Imminent U.S. Financial Crisis That's 'Much Worse' Than 2008
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 12:40pm | 486Peter Schiff believes that the U.S. economy is on the verge of a recession that will be worse than the Financial Crisis of 2008. He feels that the U.S. economy is too weak to handle an interest rate hike. Schiff will be joining the Benzinga PreMarket Prep Show live on Friday, November 13...
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3 Very Different Reactions To The FOMC Rate Decision
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 3:27pm | 718After plenty of anticipation, the FOMC has finally met, ultimately deciding to keep interest rates unchanged and at record lows. The Fed cited a few reasons behind this decision, including the sluggishness in the global economy, low inflation in the United States and recovering housing and labor...