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'Anti-arb compliance' sinks London silver 'fix' 6%, spot rallies straight back

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From BullionVault.com, London
Thursday, January 28, 2016

Silver prices sank almost 80 cents at Thursday lunchtime's London benchmarking, hitting the lowest level in seven years, while gold prices and Comex silver futures contracts held almost unchanged near multi-month highs, thanks to what some traders called the unintended consequences of regulatory compliance by banks and brokerages.

China's central bank may buy 215 tons of gold this year, Barclays forecasts

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By Ranjeetha Pakiam
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

China will press on with gold purchases this year and the central bank will probably scoop up more than 200 metric tons as the country seeks to diversify its reserves, according to an estimate from Barclays Plc.

Five of six brokers in LIBOR trial acquitted by London jury

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By Liam Vaughn and Suzi Ring
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Five ex-brokers accused of helping convicted trader Tom Hayes rig LIBOR, the benchmark interest rate used in trillions of dollars of derivatives and loans, were acquitted Wednesday by a London jury, which is still deliberating charges against a sixth.

OMG: Scotiabank sought China gold demand presentation by Koos Jansen

Section: Daily Dispatches

1:18p Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Ronan Manly: Bundesbank keeps withholding critical gold information

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10:40a ET Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gold researcher Ronan Manly reviews the German Bundesbank's announcement of its gold repatriation in 2015 and identifies many omissions.

Peter Boehringer: Bundesbank increases pace of German gold repatriation

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10:11a ET Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Peter Boehringer, founder of the German Precious Metals Society and leader of the campaign to repatriate Germany's gold reserves, sends the following today.

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.
CPowell@GATA.org

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By Peter Boehringer
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

TF Metals Report: New record low Comex gold inventory

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7:26p ET Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Koos Jansen: China stops publishing Shanghai exchange's gold withdrawals

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3:38p ET Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gold researcher and GATA consultant Koos Jansen today confirmed with the Shanghai Gold Exchange that it has discontinued publishing the weekly total of gold withdrawals from the exchange.

China's gold imports from Hong Kong jump to highest since 2013

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Bloomberg News
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

China's imports of gold from Hong Kong surged 67 percent to the highest level in more than two years in December as stock market turmoil and anticipation of a further weakening in the nation's currency spurred demand for a haven.

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