The question you should be asking yourself:

If annual inflation fell to 2.5%, why did gold rise 46% in the past year?

In other news, here is yet another illegal action from the most lawless Federal administration I've ever seen (the same one that weaponized the dollar against the world), which will lead to another pointless, expensive lawsuit....

Did I mention that gold has risen 46 percent in the past year?

UPDATE: Oh, look, another pointless, illegal, expensive action today.

Justice Department Sues Alabama for Violating Federal Law’s Prohibition on Systematic Efforts to Remove Voters Within 90 Days of an Election
The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Secretary of State to challenge a systematic State program aimed at removing voters from its election rolls too close to the Nov. 5 general election, in violation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).
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