Phillip Patrick is a Precious Metals Specialist at Birch

Gold. We’ve been seeing a lot of disappointing economic reports
lately.

What’s your opinion of our overall economic health?

• It sounds like the economy is at a fragile point. With that in
mind, do you expect a cut in interest rates before the end of
the year?

• Aren’t higher interest rates the only thing standing between
the dollar and a complete collapse in value?

• I read recently that central bank gold just replaced the euro
as the world’s #2 reserve asset. What’s going on?