The Fed is afraid that just the Beginning of the Taper might be the Beginning of the End

Peter Schiff : "[The Fed is] afraid that just the beginning of the taper might be the beginning of the end, because the bond market might get killed, which means interest rates rise for the government, mortgage rates rise for the homebuyers, and that's it for the recovery," - in a recent interview on CNBC.

Peter Schiff is a well-known commentator appearing regularly on CNBC, TechTicker and FoxNews. He is often referred to as "Doctor Doom" because of his bearish outlook on the economy and the U.S. Dollar in particular. Peter was one of the first from within the professional investment field to call the housing market a bubble. Peter has written a book called "Crash Proof" and a follow-on called "The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets". He is the President of EuroPacific Capital, which is a brokerage specializing in finding dividend-yielding, value-based foreign stocks.