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Another analyst doesn't get it but at least silver coin premiums astound him
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2020-03-18 14:22 Section: Daily DispatchesThere's an Interesting Situation Playing Out in the Silver Markets
By Jonathan Heller
TheStreet.com, New York
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
https://realmoney.thestreet.com/investing/there-s-an-interesting-situati...
Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: Bullion bank and central bank collusion
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2020-03-18 13:52 Section: Daily Dispatches1:50p ET Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Explanations commonly offered in recent days for the plunge in gold and silver prices are contradicted by market data, the TF Metals Report's Craig Hemke writes today at Sprott Money.
Pam and Russ Martens: Fed again will give investment banks cash for trash
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2020-03-18 13:00 Section: Daily DispatchesFed Announces Program for Wall Street Banks to Pledge Plunging Stocks to Get Trillions in Loans at ¼ Percent Interest
By Pam and Russ Martens
Wall Street on Parade
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
New York Fed pledges $1 trillion a day in overnight repo loans
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-03-17 21:20 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jonnelle Marte
Reuters
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-repo-daily/new-yor...
The New York Federal Reserve said it will make up to $1 trillion a day available for loans in the repo market for the remainder of this week.
Fed will monetize stocks for its primary dealer banks
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-03-17 20:31 Section: Daily DispatchesFed to Lend Against Stocks and Bonds in Bid to Stabilize Markets
By James Politi, Brendan Greeley, Colby Smith, and Joe Rennison
Financial Times, London
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Marshall Gittler: The longest record broken -- gold/silver ratio hits highest in 5,000 years
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-03-17 15:31 Section: Daily Dispatches3:32p ET Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Marshall Gittler of currency trading house BDSwiss, who was quoted today by MarketWatch.com about the extraordinary widening of the gold-silver ratio, elaborates on the issue in an essay at Nasdaq.com.
Gold is setting records dating back over 5,000 years -- against silver
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-03-17 14:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Steve Goldstein
MarketWatch.com, New York
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Gold hasn't been such a terrific hedge of late against the turmoil from the coronavirus pandemic that has upended financial markets.
John Kim: Violent price divergences between physical and metal futures prices
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-03-17 13:47 Section: Daily DispatchesBy John Kim
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
https://maalamalama.com/wordpress/violent-price-divergences-between-phys...
Violent price divergences are developing between physical precious metals and futures prices for the big four: gold, silver, platinum, and palladium.
As gold plunges, Chinese investors find new haven in steel rods
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-03-17 13:25 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom Bloomberg News
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Investors in China have found an unlikely new hiding place from the chaos engulfing financial markets.
Government broadens investigations of spoofing-like practices by JPM
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-03-17 13:16 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Dave Michaels
The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
WASHINGTON -- Authorities are investigating whether traders at JPMorgan Chase & Co. manipulated the market for Treasury securities and futures contracts, according to regulatory disclosures and people familiar with the matter.