Phillip Patrick is a Precious Metals Specialist at Birch Gold.    • Fed Chairman Jerome Powell recently declared victory over inflation. Do you think this assessment is accurate, or is there more to the story?   • There's been news that the Bureau of Labor Statistics may have inflated Biden's job creation figures by close to 1 million. How significant is this error?   • Assuming interest rates are reduced in September as anticipated, what kind of economic effects should we expect? What would be different?   • A few weeks ago, a major milestone was reached with the price of a gold bar surpassing $1 million for the first time. Given the ongoing record- breaking gold prices, is this an opportune moment to invest in gold?