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John Crudele: Retail sales numbers are fake but the harm is real
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2016-11-25 10:40 Section: Daily DispatchesBy John Crudele
New York Post
Monday, November 21, 2016
There's an old saying that no one should ever see how laws or sausages are made. I'll add to that: Nobody should know how the government comes up with its retail sales figures.
But I'm going to tell you anyway because the sales figures that were put out last week were so arbitrary, so random, so ridiculous -- yet so important.
Alasdair Macleod: The economic consequences of Mr. Modi
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2016-11-24 13:50 Section: Daily Dispatches1:53p ET Thursday, November 24, 2016
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
John Hathaway: What does Trump's victory mean for gold?
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2016-11-24 12:08 Section: Daily Dispatches12:10p ET Thursday, November 24, 2016
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
In his latest market letter, Tocqueville Gold Fund manager John Hathaway notes that the smashing of gold after the U.S. presidential election involved the dumping of futures contracts nominally equivalent to two years of production.
Mike Kosares: A little perspective on the gold market
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2016-11-23 13:10 Section: Daily Dispatches1:13p ET Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Hugo Salinas Price: How much gold is there in India? Enough to support a gold standard
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2016-11-23 11:10 Section: Daily Dispatches11:13a ET Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Paper gold is the elephant in the room
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2016-11-23 10:54 Section: Daily DispatchesGold Newsletter's Fergus Hodgson interviews GATA Secretary/Treasurer Chris Powell.
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By Fergus Hodgson
Gold Newsletter, Metairie, Louisiana
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Many people seek gold as a safeguard against inflation of fiat currencies, but they often forget how fiat currencies came to be in the first place.
Devalue yuan before Trump takes over, Chinese government adviser says
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2016-11-22 23:54 Section: Daily DispatchesChina Should Let Yuan Fall Against U.S. Dollar before Trump Takes Office, Government Adviser Says
By Sidney Leng
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Avery Goodman: Understanding elections, gold, and the U.S. dollar via market manipulation
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2016-11-22 08:39 Section: Daily Dispatches8:41a ET Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Gold demand is strong as currencies keep sinking, Turk tells KWN
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2016-11-21 20:26 Section: Daily Dispatches8:27p ET Monday, November 21, 2016
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Ronan Manly: The gold market -- where transparency means secrecy
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2016-11-20 22:32 Section: Daily Dispatches10:35p ET Sunday, November 20, 2016
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Speaking at the monetary metals seminar October 19 at Bullion Star's office in Singapore, gold researcher Ronan Manly elaborated on his September 2 commentary about the secrecy of official institutions operating in the gold market, conveyed to you by GATA here: