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In reversal, EPA deals setback to controversial gold mining proposal in Alaska

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By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis
The Washington Post
Friday, January 26, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced late Friday that he will not scrap the agency's 2014 determination that a large-scale mining operation could irreparably harm Alaska's Bristol Bay water­shed.

Divers find stash of rare gold coins at site of 1800s wreck off NC coast

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Mark Price
Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer
Friday, January 26, 2018

A stash of gold coins found Monday is the latest piece of evidence that a shipwreck 40-plus miles off the North Carolina coast is that of the steamship Pulaski, which took half its wealthy passengers to the bottom of the Atlantic in 1838.

Complaints of gold and silver market rigging are more than 'sour grapes'

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:48p ET Friday, January 26, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Technical analyst Clive Maund today takes a crack at those who complain about the rigging of the monetary metals markets.

In commentary headlined "Controlled Demolition of the Markets -- Dollar, Next Treasuries, Then Stocks -- Gold, Silver, and PM Stocks to Soar" --

https://www.clivemaund.com/article.php?id=4517

Sprott comments on doubletalking U.S. dollar policy, teetering bond market

Section: Daily Dispatches

7:34p ET Friday, January 26, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Coincheck says it lost $400 million in crypto coins

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By Yuji Nakamura and Andrea Tan
Bloomberg News
Friday, January 26, 2018

One of Japan's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges said that about $400 million in NEM tokens were lost after the coins were sent "illicitly" outside the venue, spooking investors in a country that's still wary of digital-token exchanges four years after the collapse of Mt. Gox.

ECB executive warns against currency war

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Reuters
Friday, January 26, 2018

Attempts to target exchange rates risk setting off a currency war, a top European Central Bank executive argued today, just days after U.S. officials made their case for a weaker dollar to boost trade.

Nick Barisheff: Gold price manipulation isn't mere conspiracy theory anymore

Section: Daily Dispatches

7:51p ET Thursday, January 25, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Mike Kosares: Why gold can beat hyperinflation

Section: Daily Dispatches

3:15p ET Thursday, January 25, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

USA Gold's Mike Kosares, answering a question from the Netherlands, explains why gold prices are likely to outpace other prices during hyperinflation. Kosares' commentary is headlined "RK Asks for Some Specifics on Gold as a Hedge Against Hyperinflation" and it's posted at USA Gold here:

Alex Pollock: Confiscation of gold by the federal government -- a lesson

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alex Pollock
Real Clear Markets, Washington
Thursday, January 25, 2018

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