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BIS gold swaps fall in November but bank continues secret trading
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2018-12-08 09:28 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Robert Lambourne
Saturday, December 8, 2018
November saw a continuation of significant trading in gold swaps by the Bank for International Settlements.
After falling in August and September, the BIS' purchases of gold via gold swaps soared in October, falling back by around 64 tonnes in November.
London metals trader told CFTC, Justice about JPM's market rigging 7 years ago
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-12-07 13:18 Section: Daily Dispatches1:20p ET Friday, December 7, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
London metals trader Andrew Maguire, interviewed today by King World News, says he alerted the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Justice Department seven years ago to the gold and silver market rigging done by a JPMorganChase trader who recently confessed in a plea bargain with the Justice Department.
Ireland's central bank says its gold transactions are too 'sensitive' to disclose
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-12-07 10:25 Section: Daily DispatchesThanks to GoldCore's Mark O'Byrne for publicizing this.
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Central Bank silent over plans for Irish gold in UK
By John Mulligan
Irish Independent, Dublin
Friday, December 7, 2018
NYSE accused of letting Morgan Stanley make after-hours trades
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-12-07 10:09 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Kevin Dugan
New York Post
Thursday, December 6, 2018
At the New York Stock Exchange, some traders are more equal than others.
That's the bitter takeaway from stockbrokers, who say the Big Board, in an unusual move last week, gave special treatment to a broker at Morgan Stanley who asked to trade large blocks of stocks for several minutes after the markets closed.
Central banks fear they might not rule the world forever
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-12-07 09:44 Section: Daily DispatchesAll Around the World, Central Bank Independence Is Under Threat
Anirban Nag, Rene Vollgraaff, and Walter Brandimarte
Bloomberg News
Thursday, December 6, 2018
South Africa's top monetary policy maker spoke for his peers around the world last week when he declared that threats to central-bank independence from politicians are no longer just an "emerging-market phenomenon."
Maduro says Russia will invest billions in Venezuela's oil and gold production
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-12-07 09:22 Section: Daily DispatchesRussia May Be Handing Vanezuela a $6 Billion Lifeline
By Jim Wyss
Miami Herald
Thursday, December 6, 2018
BOGOTA, Colombia -- As Washington tries to build an economic wall around Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro keeps digging tunnels.
Venezuelan officials seek meeting with Bank of England over gold repatriation, sources tell Reuters
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2018-12-06 20:57 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Mayela Armas
Reuters
Thursday, December 6, 2018
CARACAS -- Two high-ranking Venezuelan officials are traveling to London with plans to meet with the Bank of England over the repatriation of $550 million in gold held in the bank’s coffers, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.
Brandon White: Arctic trails, winter gales, and gold's secret tales
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2018-12-06 14:53 Section: Daily Dispatches2:55p ET Thursday, December 6, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
With inflation, central banks guarantee rising gold price, von Greyerz tells 'Keiser Report'
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2018-12-05 23:38 Section: Daily Dispatches11:40p ET Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Sudan becomes second leading gold producer in Africa on backs of artisanal miners
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2018-12-04 22:00 Section: Daily Dispatches10p ET Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: