* Guest: Kelly Finnegan, Over the past 50 years, Rust Coins has been working to educate customers about precious metals – RustCoinAndGift.com

* Honest Money Report: Gold – $1919.90 Silver – $22.46.

* Mr. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, told House lawmakers that the United States remains a ‘long way’ away from low and stable inflation even 15 months into the central bank’s campaign to cool the economy and wrestle down rapid price increases.

* Biden to introduce ‘Biden Bucks’?

* Biden is planning a new digital currency. Here’s why you should be very worried – Justin Haskins Opinion Contributor, TheHill.com

* Biden has instructed the federal government and Federal Reserve to lay the groundwork for a potential new US currency, a digital dollar.

* Digital dollars, would be traceable and programmable. The Federal Reserve (or some other designated entity) would have the ability to create more digital dollars whenever it sees fit, and, depending on how the legislation is written setting up the currency, the dollars could be formulated to have various rules and restrictions built into their design.

* As Pandemic-Era Programs End, Problems for the Economy Loom – NYT.

* FTC: ‘Manipulative’ Amazon Tricked Millions Into Prime, Company ‘knowingly complicated the cancellation process’.

* The FTC sued Amazon, alleging the company had enrolled customers in Amazon Prime without their consent and sabotaged their attempts to cancel.

* Amazon was using “dark patterns,” which are deceptive design tactics intended to guide customers toward a specific choice.

* The FTC alleged that Amazon pushed millions of users into signing up for Amazon Prime unwillingly, according to an FTC press release.

* We charge that these deceptive tactics violate the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act.

* House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio threatened during a Wednesday hearing to cut federal funding for the Department of Justice and the FBI over their conduct in Operation Crossfire Hurricane.