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Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: Monetary madness endgame

Section: Daily Dispatches

2:52p ET Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

As the Federal Reserve slowly backs away from raising interest rates, the TF Metals Report's Craig Hemke writes at Sprott Money today that the Keynesian era of monetary management is coming to an end in the long-expected uncontrolled inflation.

Hemke's analysis is headlined "Monetary Madness Endgame" and it's posted at Sprott Money here:

https://www.sprottmoney.com/blog/Monetary-Madness-Endgame-2023-03-22

Former JPMorgan traders should get prison for spoofing, prosecution says

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Steve Smith
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The former head of the JPMorgan Chase & Co. precious-metals business and his top gold trader should get multiyear prison terms after they were convicted of spoofing the market for years, the U.S. government said in a court filing.

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PacWest Bank borrows billions as depositors scatter

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PacWest Secures $1.4 Billion Lifeline

By Sridhar Natarajan and Max Reyes
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, March 22, 2023

PacWest Bancorp is moving to shore up liquidity to protect itself after customers pulled 20% of their deposits since the start of the year.

The regional bank, whose shares have tumbled 58% this month, secured $1.4 billion from a financing facility from Atlas SP Partners and abandoned a separate push to raise capital because of market volatility, it said in a statement today.

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GATA Chairman Murphy interviewed by GoldSeek Radio's Chris Waltzek

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:45p ET Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldSeek Radio's Chris Waltzek this week interviewed GATA Chairman Bill Murphy, who said the bullish fundamentals for gold and silver remain in place -- as does manipulation of their markets by what he calls the gold cartel.

The next big rally in the metals, Murphy says, could fire up faster than anyone expects.

The interview is 12 minutes long and can be heard at GoldSeek's companion site, SilverSeek, here:

Jan Nieuwenhuijs: The hierarchy of money and the case for $8,000 gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:31p ET Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gold market researcher Jan Nieuwenhuijs writes today that central banks are gradually turning away from government currencies and back toward gold for the major component of their financial reserves. He calculates a likely future valuation of gold in U.S. dollars that is substantially higher than the price shown on charts tonight.

Nieuwenhuijs' analysis is headlined "The Hierarchy of Money and the Case for $8,000 Gold" and it's posted at the Gainesville Coins internet site here:

Pam and Russ Martens: At year-end JPM held more than $1 trillion in uninsured deposits

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Pam and Russ Martens
Wall Street on Parade
Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Jamie Dimon is the chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, which is also ranked the riskiest global bank by its regulators. But instead of getting his own house in order in the midst of a banking crisis, Dimon has been peculiarly focused elsewhere.

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Brace for a long, hot summer of financial accidents

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Tuesday, March 21, 2023

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/03/21/banking-crisis-young-yet-brace-long-hot-summer-financial-accidents/

Swiss regulators have tossed nitroglycerin onto the global financial fire. They have also committed shameless expropriation. So much for the safety of Zurich.

U.S. studies ways to insure all bank deposits if crisis grows

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Saleha Mohsin and Sridhar Natarajan
Bloomberg News
Monday, March 20, 2023

U.S. officials are studying ways they might temporarily expand Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. coverage to all deposits, a move sought by a coalition of banks arguing that it's needed to head off a potential financial crisis.

Ed Steer: Gold and silver soar -- and more silver departs SLV

Section: Daily Dispatches

6:58p ET Monday, March 20, 2023

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The weekend edition of Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest, published by GATA board member Ed Steer, is headlined "Gold and Silver Soar -- and More Silver Departs SLV" and is posted in the clear at SilverSeek here:

https://silverseek.com/article/gold-silver-soar-and-more-silver-departs-slv

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