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'Trust the market,' Chinese central banker says after rigging it

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China's Central Bank Vows to Control Market "Herding" as Yuan Falls for Third Day

By Szu Ping Chan and Tara Cunningham
The Telegaph, London
Thursday, August 13, 2015

China's central bank has dismissed claims that it is trying to engineer a 10-percent fall in the yuan as "groundless," just days after it devalued its currency for the first time in over 20 years.

Alasdair Macleod: Welcome to the world of ZIRP zombies

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12:05p ET Thursday, August 13, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldMoney research chief Alaadair Macleod writes today that central banks are about to discover that zero interest rates don't revive the real economy but only put it in grave danger as the policy is reversed.

Bron Suchecki: Telling a metal shortage from a production capacity shortage

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11:29a ET Thursday, August 13, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Perth Mint research director Bron Suchecki writes this week about distinguishing a shortage of monetary metal from bottlenecks in coin and bar production capacity. Suchecki's commentary is headlined "Coin Shortage FAQs: Telling a Real Shortage from a Capacity Shortage" and it's posted at the Perth Mint's Internet site here:

China's central bank sees no basis for further yuan depreciation

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By Kevin Yao and Pete Sweeney
Reuters
Thursday, August 13, 2015

SHANGHAI -- China's central bank said on Thursday that there is no basis for further depreciation in the yuan currency given strong economic fundamentals, in a bid to reassure jittery global financial markets after it devalued the currency earlier in the week.

China cuts yuan rate against US dollar for second day

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Agence France-Presse
via Yahoo News
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

SHANGHAI -- China cut the yuan's value against the dollar for the second consecutive day Wednesday, roiling global financial markets and driving expectations the currency could be set for further falls.

New York Sun editorial: The fiat yuan

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From the New York Sun
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Bill Holter: An open letter to the mining industry

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By Bill Holter
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Last year at this time I asked readers who owned shares in gold and silver producers to send their companies a letter. I ask that you do this once again.

China's devaluation raises currency war fear as Greece strikes deal

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By Nigel Stephenson
Reuters
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

LONDON -- China's shock 2 percent devaluation of the yuan on Tuesday pushed the dollar higher and raised the prospect of a new round of currency wars, just as Greece reached a new deal to contain its debt crisis.

Avery Goodman: Goldman, HSBC tell you to sell gold but they're buying

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12:50p ET Monday, August 10, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

TF Metals Report: China's gold reserves rise 1.5% since July announcement

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12:45p ET Monday, August 10, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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