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Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: Groundhog day for silver investors

Section: Daily Dispatches

5p ET Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Writing today at Sprott Money, the TF Metals Report's Craig Hemke reminds everyone that the derivatives system of setting gold and silver prices by creating imaginary infinite supply won't be broken until people stop participating in it and confine their purchases to real metal.

How far we have come, and how much farther we yet must go

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:30p ET Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Maybe this is a small indication of how far GATA has come and how far we still must go if the rigging of the monetary metals markets is ever to be overthrown for the reasons of justice, humanity, and economics we have tried to articulate for 20 years.

New York Sun: Breakfast with Bunker

Section: Daily Dispatches

From The New York Sun
Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Reddit might be "coming for silver," Reuters reports this morning, but the wire reckons a short squeeze is "unlikely" -- never mind Thursday's headline on Reddit that blared silver could be the "biggest short squeeze in the world."

From rickety souk to global powerhouse: How Dubai became the City of Gold

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By Ashleigh Stewart
CNN, Atlanta
Tuesday, February 2, 2021

As a child, Mihir Vaya helped his father run his fledgling jewelry business in Dubai.

Central banks take rare step of flagging currency sales in advance

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Eva Szalay Financial Times, London Tuesday, February 2, 2021 Several central banks have ventured into unusual territory in the opening weeks of this year, announcing currency sales in advance as they tread a delicate line between dulling the impact of a sliding dollar and dodging the ire of the U.S. Treasury.

Silver dealers scramble to find supplies for retail buyers

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Arpan Varghese
Reuters
Tuesday, February 2, 2021

A retail investment frenzy in silver over the past couple of days driven by social media has left dealers in some regions scrambling for bars and coins to meet demand.

Silver rally runs into roadblock as margins rise, warnings mount

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From Bloomberg News
Monday, February 1, 2021

Silver futures opened lower after the CME Group announced that it was raising margins for Comex contracts following a rally to an eight-year high that was inspired by an army of retail investors.

Most-active prices declined as much as 2.4% in early Asian trading Tuesday.

Dave Kranzler: Can the big silver shorts be squeezed?

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By Dave Kranzler
Investment Research Dynamics, Denver
Monday, February 1, 2021

Unfortunately, unless the physical market can be squeezed, at some point the bullion banks like JP Morgan and HSBC -- with help from the central banks and the Bank for International Settlements -- will be able to regain their grip on the pricing of gold and silver using derivatives, paper gold and silver.

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