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BRICs and South Africa move to unseat dollar as trade currency
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2012-03-25 11:30 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Thandeka Gqubule and Andile Ntingi
City Press, Johannesburg, South Africa
Sunday, March 25, 2012
http://www.citypress.co.za/Business/News/Brics-move-to-unseat-US-dollar-...
South Africa this week will take some initial steps to unseat the US dollar as the preferred worldwide currency for trade and investment in emerging economies.
Zero Hedge: Can gold-plated tungsten be rehypothecated too?
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2012-03-24 22:01 Section: Daily Dispatches10p ET Saturday, March 24, 2012
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Zero Hedge tonight reports on another documented case of a tungsten-loaded gold bar and, unlike mainstream gold market analysts, grasps the crucial underlying point:
Max Keiser interviews Lars Schall on 9/11 insider trading, German gold reserve secrecy
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2012-03-24 13:03 Section: Daily Dispatches1p ET Saturday, March 24, 2012
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Alasdair Macleod: Asia's golden future
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2012-03-24 09:56 Section: Daily Dispatches9:55a ET Saturday, March 24, 2012
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
In his new essay at GoldMoney, economist and former banker Alasdair Macleod lays out "Asia's Golden Future," the development of a trade-settlement currency system allowing the continent to escape the West's system. It's posted here:
http://www.goldmoney.com/gold-research/alasdair-macleod/asias-golden-fut...
James Turk: Chinese gold imports will keep increasing
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2012-03-23 20:51 Section: Daily Dispatches8:57p ET Friday, March 23, 2012
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GoldMoney founder and GATA consultant James Turk writes that China's influence on the gold market is exploding because its domestic mine production can no longer meet domestic demand, and this influence will be bullish. Turk's commentary is headlined "Chinese Gold Imports Will Keep Increasing" and it's posted at GoldMoney here:
Corzine ordered MF Global customer money moved to Morgan, memo says
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2012-03-23 20:31 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Phil Mattingly and Silla Brush
Bloomberg News
Friday, March 23, 2012
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-23/mf-global-s-corzine-ordered-fun...
Hong Kong exchange to launch yuan-settled gold, copper futures
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2012-03-23 17:07 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Ruby Lian and Fayen Wong
Reuters
Friday, March 23, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/23/hkmex-futures-idUSL3E8EN2BL201...
SHANGHAI -- The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange plans to launch yuan-settled gold and copper futures by July, its president said on Friday, as it looks to tap growing interest in commodities from Chinese investors.
Ben Traynor: Gunning for gold
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2012-03-23 16:41 Section: Daily Dispatches4:41p ET Friday, March 23, 2012
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Ben Traynor of Bullion Vault elaborates on Turkey, India, and Vietnam, three countries whose government don't mind acknowledging that they have a big problem with freely trading gold, a competitive currency. Traynor's commentary is headlined "Gunning for Gold" and it's posted at GoldSeek here:
High-frequency trading distorts commodity prices, study says
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2012-03-23 16:25 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Emma Farge
Reuters
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/03/21/idUKL6E8EL80I20120321
GENEVA, Switzerland -- High-frequency traders have caused U.S. commodity futures prices to disconnect from market fundamentals of supply and demand since the 2008 financial crisis, according to one of the authors of a forthcoming U.N. report.
Gold investors ditch equity funds for bullion
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2012-03-23 16:17 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Eric Onstad
Reuters
Friday, March 23, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/23/us-mining-summit-gold-lipper-i...
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