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GoldSeek Radio's Waltzek interviews Bill Murphy and Peter Grandich
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2023-08-10 21:07 Section: Daily Dispatches9:12p ET Thursday, August 10, 2023
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
GoldSeek Radio's Chris Waltzek interviewes GATA Chairman Bill Murphy about whether the monetary metals will ever reverse upward as the U.S. government's debt becomes ever-more stratospheric.
The interview is 10 minutes long and can be heard at GoldSeek here:
Alasdair Macleod: Beware the great unwind
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2023-08-10 12:10 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Thursday, August 10, 2023
The chart published with this essay strongly suggests that U.S. Treasury bond yields, widely regarded as the risk-free yardstick against which all other credit is measured, are going significantly higher, not stabilising close to current levels before going lower as commonly believed.
Turkey imposes extra charge on some gold imports
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2023-08-08 14:26 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Ezgi Erkoyun
Reuters
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
ISTANBUL -- Turkey has introduced a 20% additional charge for some gold imports, according to a decision published in the Official Gazette early today, in an effort to curb the negative impact on the current account balance.
Turkey said to plan gold import quota to protect FX balance
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2023-08-07 10:05 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom Reuters
Monday, August 7, 2023
ANKARA -- Turkey plans to impose a quota on imports of unprocessed gold in order to reduce the negative impact on the current account balance, according to a source familiar with the matter and state-owned Anadolu Agency.
Anadolu reported today that the Treasury had decided to introduce the quota in a bid to both relieve the deficit and boost foreign exchange reserves.
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China's central bank adds gold for ninth straight month
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2023-08-07 09:57 Section: Daily DispatchesOr announces an addition anyway. No official gold data is very complete or reliable.
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By Sybilla Gross
Bloomberg News
via Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, California
Monday, August 7, 2023
China raised its gold reserves for a ninth straight month in July as central bank purchases continue to underpin prices of the precious metal.
Venezuela's gold reserves fall nearly 12% in six months
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2023-08-04 20:35 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom Reuters
Friday, August 4, 2023
CARACAS -- Venezuela's gold reserves fell by 8 metric tons in the year's first half, central bank data showed today, continuing a years-long reduction in the reserves amid a prolonged economic crisis.
The drop in the first six months of 2023 brought the central bank's total reserves to 61 tons, down from 69 tons in December 2022.
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Jan Nieuwenhuijs: Central banks admit they can regain solvency with gold revaluation
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2023-08-03 20:55 Section: Daily Dispatches9p ET Thursday, August 3, 2023
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Gold market researcher Jan Nieuwenhuijs notes today that some European central banks, particularly the Geman Bundesbank, openly acknowledge that national gold reserves, as registered in central bank gold revaluation accounts, are capable of restoring a central bank's solvency against any and all losses from their holdings of government bonds.
Russia to resume buying currency and gold as energy income revives
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2023-08-03 19:15 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom Bloomberg News
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Russia will start buying foreign currency and gold as a recovery in energy revenue brought it above the target set in the budget.
The Finance Ministry said today it will purchase 40.5 billion rubles ($433 million) during the Aug. 7-Sept. 6 period under a budgetary mechanism designed to insulate the economy from the volatility of commodity markets.
Alasdair Macleod: Gold is replacing the dollar
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2023-08-03 12:06 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Financial developments in the Russian and Chinese axis are being generally ignored. The confirmation by Russia that a trade settlement currency for an expanded BRICS group is on the agenda at the Johannesburg summit this month has barely been reported, and even sound money advocates are highly sceptical.
Ronan Manly: Poland bought nearly 50 tonnes over 3 months and plans to buy another 50
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2023-08-02 21:51 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Ronan Manly
Bullion Star, Singapore
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Poland's central bank, Narodowy Bank Polski, is officially the biggest central bank gold buyer in the second quarter of 2023, having accumulated a massive 48.52 tonnes of monetary gold between April, May, and June this year. This is the first time in nearly fpir years since the Polish central bank last bought gold for its reserves.
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