Written by Bryan Lutz, Editor at Dollacollapse.com:
Every Sunday morning I sit down to write a few thoughts.
Sometimes these thoughts end up being about life, other times they are on gold, geopolitical issues affecting the markets, or the economy.
Here are three thoughts for this morning:
1. Everyone’s talking about whether Powell will lower federal fund rates on September 17. Here’s the very human reason why Powell will hold.
I’m curious.
You?
This time around, the FOMC is getting the most attention from the mainstream media than ever before.
That’s because whatever decision the FOMC makes will set precedence for the Fed, until the end of Powell’s term as Fed Chair, which is coming February 2026.
Powell’s end is coming soon…
The reason why he’s held rates, the reason why he’s able to deflect Trump’s political pressure, and the reason why he keeps looking for “more data” is because he’s thinking a lot about his life – his legacy.
You might laugh, but it’s true.
The fight against inflation has been real for him, and I don’t think he wants to be the guy in the history books that started the fly wheel of hyperinflation.
He’ll hold rates.
If I’m wrong, I’m wrong.
I’m not guru anyway.
You can bet his work is all he’s known for the past two decades, and now he’s into his 70s.
He isn’t just facing a rate cut decision.
Powell is facing retirement, and he’s about to make his last career defining decision.
I’m sure he’d rather let unemployment hit the streets than be the guy remembered for losing control.
2. Will gold leave Bitcoin in the dust?
Recent changes in the crypto world could make a person think that people are turning from Bitcoin to gold.
To start off, one of Bitcoin’s biggest political evangelists, the man many Bitcoiners turn to as a case for legitimizing Bitcoin just bought $50M in gold.
It looks like @nayibbukele finally gets it. Hopefully for El Salvador he trades in the rest of the country’s Bitcoin for more gold. https://t.co/Mtsre9Azus
— Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) September 5, 2025
And then there’s this.
The Stablecoin group, Tether wants to invest in gold miners, calling gold the “natural bitcoin.”
Creating a stablecoin backed by gold coming out of the ground has its benefits.
First, you can grow the money supply without inflating the currency.
Every ounce coming out of the ground is relatively predictable. So as gold is bought, it can also be brought into Tether’s stablecoin system at a steady rate.
Second, you provide an alternative to the USD stablecoin.
Lastly, using this gold-backed system you can trade anyone, anywhere in the world in any currency, almost instantly.
Bitcoin has all these same attributes, but as the world’s central banks move toward gold reserves, will they like this alternative better?
3. For everyone that’s fearing the takeover of AI, everywhere. Take a look at who’s hiring a Content Strategist.
Sam Altman and the guys at OpenAI are looking for someone to “strategize” aka, write their content.
I’ll let the irony sit for a bit…
Almost, $400,000/yr is more than some CEOs are making. I’m sure they, like every other employer wants to attract the best person for the role.
Some of the qualifications are as follows…
- “You have 6–10+ years of experience in content strategy, copywriting, or growth marketing at a high-growth company or prominent brand.
- You can zoom out to set strategy and frameworks, and zoom in to perfect a headline, subhead, or call-to-action.
- You’re equally comfortable setting editorial voice and guidelines as you are writing hands-on copy.”
So, just in case you thought the AI take-over was complete.
There’s the impetus of the grand, “digital widget” machine for you.
Even the world’s “Top AI,” needs a human to write their content.
