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Jim Rickards: Why gold, even though it's taboo?

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By James G. Rickards
The Daily Reckoning, Baltimore, Maryland
Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Why gold?

That's a question I'm asked frequently. It's usually followed by a comment along the lines of "I don't get it. It's just a shiny rock. People dig it out of the ground and then put it back in the ground. What's the point?"

Alasdair Macleod at KWN: Bullion banks still have a problem despite gold and silver pullback

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:50p ET Friday, June 5, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Bullion banks, GoldMoney research director Alasdair Macleod writes at King World News tonight, are desperately trying to close their short gold futures positions in New York because metal just isn't available. But, Macleod adds, they are failing as longs have demanded delivery of more than 140 tonnes in the last week.

Alasdair Macleod: Orphaned silver is finding its parent

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By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Thursday, June 4, 2020

This article examines the prospects for silver, which has been overlooked in favor of gold.

Dave Kranzler: Today's employment report is a fraud

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Dave Kranzler
Investment Research Dynamics, Denver
Friday, June 5, 2020

Today's employment report is a complete fraud. But as long as the market and its army of mainstream storytellers focus just on the headline number, unicorns do exist. But the Devil is in the details:

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11:51a ET Friday, June 5, 2020

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Mish Shedlock misrepresents GATA

Section: Daily Dispatches

1:07p ET Thursday, June 4, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In his June 1 commentary, "Speculators Dump Gold But Price Goes Up Anyway" --

https://www.thestreet.com/mishtalk/economics/speculators-dump-gold-but-p...

-- market analyst and money manager Mish Shedlock grossly misrepresents GATA with this assertion:

Ted Butler: The return of precious metals leasing

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:08p ET Thursday, June 4, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

This Treasury official is running the bailout, and it has been great for his family

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By Justin Elliott, Lydia DePillis, and Robert Faturechi
ProPublica, New York
Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have become the public faces of the $3 trillion federal coronavirus bailout. Behind the scenes, however, the Treasury's responsibilities have fallen largely to the 42-year-old deputy secretary, Justin Muzinich.

Wall Street rally goes global as weak dollar lifts all boats

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Anchalee Worrachate and Anooja Debnath
Bloomberg News
Thursday, June 4, 2020

For investors wondering how markets can keep rallying in the midst of economic disaster, just look to the weakening dollar.

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