Jim Rogers on Gold, Asia, and the Future of Money

Veteran investor and author Jim Rogers joined BullionStar’s Claudia Merkert for a wide-ranging conversation discussing record-breaking bullion demand, Asia’s economic ascent, and the enduring role of gold and silver in times of uncertainty.

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Gold Tops $4,000 Then Retreats After Fed’s Mixed Signals on Future Cuts

Fed Cuts Interest Rate in Data Drought Just like a pilot flying a plane through a blizzard in white-out conditions, the Federal Reserve is making interest rate decisions blindfolded. Fed officials lack fresh economic data, because of the government shutdown. Today, amid the data drought, Fed officials voted 10-2 to cut its official interest rate...

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Holiness to the Lord”: The Story Behind the 1849 $2.50 Mormon Gold Coin

A coin born of dust, distance, and scarcity In the late summer of 1849, the Great Salt Lake Valley was hungry for a medium of exchange that wasn’t barked bargains or paper promissories. Mormon Battalion veterans and prospectors had brought home glitter from California, merchants and tithing offices had bins of raw dust, but not...

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