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State officials in Wyoming didn’t just wake up one morning and impulsively buy 2,312 ounces of gold. The precious metals purchase is part of a bigger, deliberate shift in how some states think about money, risk, and the future of the U.S. dollar. What Wyoming Actually Did In 2025, Wyoming passed the Wyoming Gold Act…

Have Fed Officials Given Up on the Inflation Fight? On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve voted 11-1 to hold its key interest rate steady at 3.5-3.75%, as a new energy shock from the Iran War threatens to worsen the central bank’s five-year-long battle with inflation. The Fed came into the meeting faced with new economic and…

For years, Blanchard has partnered with Dr. Raymond Lombra, Professor of Economics at Penn State University, to extend his research on the long-term performance of gold and rare coins, both relative to each other and to other typical assets like stocks, bonds, and treasury bills found in most portfolios. Assuming at least a one-year holding…

How much more are you paying for gas since the start of the war against Iran? It could be fifty cents a gallon or more. Have you ever wondered what oil-producing nations do with their massive revenues? It turns out that, for decades, based on an agreement with the U.S., oil-producing countries would buy U.S….

Mexican Libertads distinguish themselves by omitting something nearly universal in modern bullion: a face value. Their identity rests instead on metal purity, distinctive design, and mintage levels that swing sharply from year to year, creating meaningful scarcity across the series. First issued in 1982 and struck in .999 fine silver, Libertads pair the iconic Winged…