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Fund manager Singer wonders why gold 'can't catch a bid'
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2015-10-14 20:17 Section: Daily Dispatches8:17p ET Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Dave Kranzler: London pounds gold again despite lack of market-influencing news
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2015-10-14 13:21 Section: Daily Dispatches1:20p ET Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and gold:
Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics notes the pounding gold took during the morning "fixing" in London today even though there were "no news reports or events that would have influenced any of the trading markets" during the fixing.
China poised to issue sovereign debt in renminbi in London
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2015-10-13 21:31 Section: Daily DispatchesBy James Kynge
Financial Times, London
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
China is set to issue government debt in renminbi in London, picking the city as the first overseas financial centre in which to open a sovereign debt market as it ramps up efforts to popularise its currency, officials familiar with the issue said.
CME permanently bans 3 traders for spoofing, other violations
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2015-10-13 10:22 Section: Daily DispatchesThe King Report headlined this story: "Guppies Get Punished, Whales Skate."
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By Tom Polansek
Reuters
Monday, October 12, 2015
CHICAGO -- CME Group Inc. has permanently banned three traders who admitted to violations including the manipulative strategy known as spoofing, according to disciplinary notices issued on Monday.
Keith Barron: Rock bottom
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2015-10-12 13:31 Section: Daily Dispatches1:30p ET Monday, October 12, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Koos Jansen: China's gold imports seem stronger over half year
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2015-10-12 13:08 Section: Daily Dispatches1:08p ET Monday, October 12, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
TF Metals Report: Cartel banks playing their same old tricks
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2015-10-12 12:45 Section: Daily Dispatches12:44p ET Monday, October 12, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Mitsui to shut precious metals business in London and New York, sources tell Reuters
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2015-10-12 12:02 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Clara Denina
Reuters
Monday, October 12, 2015
LONDON -- Mitsui will close its precious metals businesses in London and New York at the end of this year, two sources familiar with the situation said, due to sliding commodity prices and more stringent regulation.
"Mitsui is shutting down precious in London and New York in December," one source said.
'Gold bugs' aren't the great concealers; central banks and financial journalists are
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2015-10-11 20:41 Section: Daily Dispatches9p ET Sunday, October 11, 2015 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: MarketWatch columnist Brett Arends may win this year's award for the most disinformation in financial commentary about gold. His October 9 column, "Here's the Chart Gold Bugs Don't Want You to See" -- http://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-the-chart-gold-bugs-dont-want-you...
Fed officials seem ready to deploy negative rates in next crisis
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2015-10-11 13:41 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Greg Robb
MarketWatch.com, New York
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Federal Reserve officials now seem open to deploying negative interest rates to combat the next serious recession even though they rejected that option during the darkest days of the financial crisis in 2009 and 2010.