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New York Times starts pounding away at gold standard's revival

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The dangerous old idea of limited and accountable government must be gaining ground.

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The Good Old Days of the Gold Standard? Not Really, Historians Say

By Binyamin Appelbaum
The New York Times
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Republicans unhappy with the Federal Reserve are circulating an idea that long ago lost currency with most economists: a gold standard.

Lew says U.S. to ensure dollar remains top reserve currency

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That means gold price suppression and all sorts of market rigging forever.

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By Michelle Jamrisko
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Hugo Salinas Price: The crumbling world order and who will pick up the crumbs?

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8:28p ET Tuesday, December 1, 2015

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Dave Kranzler: Comex is zombie market as hedge funds go record short paper gold

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12:53p ET Tuesday, December 1, 2015

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U.S. Mint American eagle gold coin sales surge, silver at record

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From Reuters
Monday, November 30, 2015

The U.S. Mint's sales of American Eagle coins surged in November, with gold nearly tripling month over month and silver already reaching a new annual record as bullion prices fell to multi-year lows, data released today showed.

How are silver and gold bullion premiums calculated?

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8:58p ET Monday, November 30, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Our friends at J.M. Bullion in Dallas have constructed an interesting and elaborate graphic describing how premiums on gold and silver coins and bars are calculated. The graphic is titled "How Are Silver and Gold Bullion Premiums Calculated?" and it's posted at the company's Internet site here:

TF Metals Report: Comex conundrum

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8:44p ET Monday, November 11, 2015

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Getting harder for Fed to raise rates but it wouldn't matter anyway, Turk says

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7:42p ET Monday, November 30, 2015

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Montana gold mine lays off 135 employees, but who cares?

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Not even the gold mining industry itself cares. Besides, there's always plenty of work for central bankers.

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Montana Gold Mine Lays Off 135 Employees

By Susan Dunlap
Billings (Montana) Gazette
Monday, November 30, 2015

WHITEHALL, Montana -- The layoffs of 135 workers today from Golden Sunlight Mine ends open-pit gold mining in Whitehall.

Koos Jansen: What happened to the Shanghai International Gold Exchange?

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11:53a ET Monday, November 30, 2015

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