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Turkey trading gold with Iran again; gold ETFs examined on 10th anniversary

Section: Daily Dispatches

2:59p ET Friday, March 29, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Reuters says Turkey has resumed its trade of gold to Iran in exchange for natural gas:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/29/turkey-iran-sanctions-idUSL5N0...

Grant Williams tells Hong Kong conference about gold price suppression

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:33a ET Friday, March 29, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Grant Williams, portfolio adviser to Vulpes Investment Management in Singapore and editor of the Things That Make You Go Hmmm. ... newsletter --

http://www.vulpesinvest.com/announce/index.html

Rick Rule draws three profound lessons from the Cyprus debacle

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:17p ET Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Interviewed today by King World News, Sprott Asset Management's Rick Rule draws three profound lessons from the debacle in Cyprus:

"1) That ultimately, given the leveraged nature of the system, deposit insurance is just another social promise that won't be able to be kept.

The gold price isn't irrelevant but financial journalism is

Section: Daily Dispatches

5:16p ET Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In pursuit of democracy, limited and accountable government, and free and transparent markets, GATA is up against central banks, the most powerful institutions on the planet. But they are not so much the problem, as their power is based largely on surreptitiousness and it will crumble when it is exposed.

Russia, South Africa seek to create OPEC-style platinum bloc

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ilya Arkhipov and Franz Wild
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-26/russia-south-africa-seek-to-cre...

Russia and South Africa, countries that hold about 80 percent of platinum group metal reserves, plan to set up an OPEC-type trading bloc to coordinate exports.

Cyprus being used to scare savers into spending, Sinclair says

Section: Daily Dispatches

2:35p ET Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

European regulators to charge banks over derivatives

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Vanessa Mock, Matthew Dalton, and Katy Burne
The Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732478950457838438246480314...

Ted Butler: The good, bad, and ugly

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:11a HKT Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In an excerpt from his latest newsletter, silver market analyst Ted Butler seems to accept that the U.S. government, its Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the government's primary agent in the markets, JPMorganChase & Co., are hopelessly corrupt and working against the monetary metals.

BRICS nations plan new bank to bypass World Bank, IMF

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Mike Cohen and Ilya Arkhipov
Bloomberg News
Monday, March 25, 2013

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-25/brics-nations-plan-new-bank-to-...

The biggest emerging markets are uniting to tackle under-development and currency volatility with plans to set up institutions that encroach on the roles of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

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