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Alasdair Macleod: The new order emerges

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11:20a SGT Saturday, March 20, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Shanghai gold withdrawals remain strong at 51 tonnes for week

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9:10a SGT Saturday, March 21, 2105

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange, a proxy for China's gold demand, were 51 tonnes for the most recent week reported, Bullion Star market analyst and GATA consultant Koos Jansen reports today, continuing a strong pattern. Jansen's report is posted at Bullion Star here:

London's 'reformed' gold fix mechanism gets all of two new participants

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Goldman, UBS Join Former 'Fixing' Banks for New LBMA Gold Price

By Jan Harvey
Reuters
Friday, January 20, 2015

LONDON -- The new London Bullion Market Association Gold Price went live for the first time on Friday, with Goldman Sachs and UBS joining the four members of the now-defunct gold "fix" in setting its electronic replacement.

Romania gets its gold back -- after 1,900 years

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Maybe there's hope for the Bundesbank.

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Gold Looted From Ancient Empire Returned to Romania

By Andrew Curry
National Geographic, Washington
Friday, March 20, 2015

Ronan Manly: London gold trading data disappears as new fix mechanism begins

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10:08a SGT Friday, March 20, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Bank of New York Mellon will settle currency trade case for $714 million

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By Ben Protess
The New York Times
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Chinese banks won't be part of new gold benchmarking at start, source tells Reuters

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New Era of Gold Benchmarking to Start with Handful of Pioneers

By Clara Denina
Reuters
Thursday, March 19, 2015

LONDON -- A handful of banks will start setting gold prices electronically on Friday, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as Intercontinental Exchange completes a sweeping change to London's bullion benchmarks and dispenses with the century-old gold "fix."

Low rates will trigger civil unrest as central banks lose control, BIS says

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By Szu Ping Chan
The Telegraph, London
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Low inflation, bond yields, and interest rates around the world will push the boundaries of economic and political stability to breaking point if they continue on their downward trajectory, the Bank for International Settlements has warned.

U.S. may revoke settlement agreements in currency-rigging probes

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By David McLaughlin and Tom Schoenberg
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

WASHINGTON -- U.S. prosecutors investigating currency manipulation are considering revoking years-old settlements and prosecuting banks for rigging interest rates, according to people familiar with the matter.

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