Daily Dispatches

China's vice finance minister denies any secret US-China exchange rate deal

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2016-03-23 08:15 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Sun Qizi and Pete Sweeney
Reuters
Monday, March 21, 2016

China's vice finance minister said on Tuesday there was no secret agreement between the United States and China regarding adjustments to exchange rates.

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World's richest Hindu temple wants gold back rather than cash

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2016-03-23 08:02 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Nidhi Verma and Rajendra Jadhav
Reuters
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

The world's richest Hindu temple is asking to be repaid in gold for longer-term deposits it makes under the Indian government's monetization scheme in order to make the plan more attractive to the temples that are sitting on thousands of tonnes of the metal.

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Hugo Salinas Price: It's 1790 all over again

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2016-03-22 16:21 Section: Daily Dispatches

4:20a ChST Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Hugo Salinas Price, president of the Mexican Civic Association for Silver, explains today why "It's 1790 All Over Again," another age of irredeemable money in which economists are not quite as smart as they think they are. His commentary is posted at the association's Internet site, Plata.com.mx, here:

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Koos Jansen: Venezuela sent another 12 tonnes of gold to Switzerland in February

Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2016-03-22 13:10 Section: Daily Dispatches

3:06a VLAT Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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TF Metals Report: Bullion bank desperation and motive

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2016-03-21 16:11 Section: Daily Dispatches

4:15p ET Monday, March 21, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Disclosures of gold market manipulation are coming soon, Rob Kirby tells USAWatchdog

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2016-03-21 00:20 Section: Daily Dispatches

12:19a ET Monday, March 21, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Wall Street's pile of unwanted Treasuries exposes market cracks

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2016-03-20 19:11 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alexandra Scaggs and Liz McCormick
Bloomberg News
Sunday, March 20, 2016

The world's biggest bond dealers are getting saddled with Treasuries they can't seem to get rid of easily, adding to evidence of cracks in the $13.3 trillion market for U.S. government debt.