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De Gaulle was sure U.S. gold was gone 50 years ago, von Greyerz says

Section: Daily Dispatches

7p ET Sunday, January 27, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

At this distance in time it's just hearsay but Swiss gold fund manager Egon von Greyerz tells King World News tonight that reliable sources tell him that French President Charles de Gaulle was sure a half century ago that the United States had already exhausted its gold reserve through its price-suppression policy.

Fed considers earlier stop to sale of bond portfolio

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Fed Officials Weigh Earlier-Than-Expected End to Bond Portfolio Runoff

By Nick Timiraos
The Wall Street Journal
Friday, January 25, 2019

U.S. is behind Bank of England's freeze of Venezuela's gold

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By Patricia Laya and Ethan Bronner
Bloomberg News
Friday, January 25, 2019

Nicolas Maduro's embattled Venezuelan regime, desperate to hold onto the dwindling cash pile it has abroad, was stymied in its bid to pull $1.2 billion worth of gold out of the Bank of England, according to people familiar with the matter.

GoldSeek Radio interviews GATA Chairman Murphy

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:45p ET Friday, January 25, 2019

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Physical gold and silver markets tightest since 1971, Maguire tells KWN

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:25a ET Friday, January 25, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

London metals trader Andrew Maguire tells King World News today that the physical monetary metals market is tighter than it has ever been since 1971 and much disinformation is being distributed to discourage buyers. The interview is excerpted at KWN here:

Australia's ANZ bank closes Singapore gold vault

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By Peter Hobson
Reuters
Thursday, January 25, 2019

LONDON -- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, whose gold bullion business is one of Asia’s largest, said Thursday it was closing its precious metals vault in Singapore.

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: IMF fears political rage will block rescue by Fed in next crisis

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By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Thursday, January 24, 2019

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/01/24/imf-fears-political-rage...

The International Monetary Fund has warned that the system of global cooperation that saved world finance in the 2008 crisis may break down if there is another major shock or a deep recession.

Why isn't GATA invited to make presentations in Canada anymore?

Section: Daily Dispatches

4:27p ET Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Financial blogger Don Swenson today reports disappointedly on his attendance at the Vancouver Resource Investment conference a few days ago. In commentary headlined "Digital Currencies, Electronic Trading, Robots, and Algorithms! Repeat!" --

Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: Bullion banks can't block this rally for long

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:55a ET Wednesday, January 23, 2019

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