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...

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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...

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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...

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