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Turks seek gold more than liras in response to Erdogan's call
By Constantine Courcoulas
Bloomberg News
Friday, December 16, 2016
Asked by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to shun the dollar, Turks are favoring gold over liras.
On the face of it, the appeal to defend the Turkish currency worked. It arrested the biggest three-week surge in foreign-currency deposits since August as Turks drew down a net $450 million from these accounts in the week ended Dec. 9. But residents also boosted their precious metal holdings, traditionally denominated in dollars, by $700 million, a hint that confidence in their currency remains tenuous, according to Nomura Inc. ...
... For the remainder of the report:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-16/turks-seek-gold-more-...
Market Analyst Fabrice Taylor Expects K92 Shares to Rise
as Company Commences Gold Production and Gains Cash Flow
Interviewed on Business News Network in Canada, market analyst and financial letter writer Fabrice Taylor said shares of K92 Mining (TSXV:KNT) are likely to rise, even amid declining gold prices, because the company has begun producing gold at its mine in Papua New Guinea:
http://www.bnn.ca/video/fabrice-taylor-discusses-k92-mining~1008356
Taylor cited the company's announcement here:
http://www.k92mining.com/2016/11/6114/
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