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Battle Bank: Could U.S. confiscate gold again? A sober look at a persistent fear
Submitted by admin on Sat, 2026-08-15 08:39 Section: Daily Dispatches8:42a ET Saturday, August 15, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Battle Bank in Islandia, N.Y., whose board of directors includes mining entrepreneur Rick Rule, has published an excellent history of gold confiscation by government through the centuries, along with a similarly excellent analysis of why a confiscation like the one attempted by the U.S. government in 1933 is not likely.
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Dan Oliver: AI debt failure will prompt another wave of Fed bailouts
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2026-08-14 12:32 Section: Daily Dispatches12:30p ET Friday, August 14, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Myrmikan Capital's Daniel Oliver argues today that artificial intelligence isn't likely ever to pay for itself but that this won't be figured out until the huge debt undertaken by technology companies proves unpayable and collapses the financial system.
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Alasdair Macleod: Sentiment is now positive for gold
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2026-08-14 11:20 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Friday, August 14, 2026
There's a sea-change underway in investor attitudes toward gold and silver. Markets now see growing risk to the dollar as a consequence of oil supply disruption.
Maryland and Alaska legislators honored for support of sound money
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2026-08-14 10:44 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom the Sound Money Defense League, Eagle, Idaho
Thursday, August 13, 2026
One of the largest national precious metals dealers and depositories in the U.S. has again teamed up with the nation's leading sound money public policy group to recognize state legislators championing sound money policies.
Money Metals and the Sound Money Defense League today named Maryland lawmakers Del. Wayne Hartman and Sen. J.B. Jennings and Alaska Rep. Kevin McCabe as the 2026 Sound Money Legislators of the Year.
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'Our resources, our prices': Indonesia's president announces new commodity bourse
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2026-08-14 09:49 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Bernadette Christina and Ananda Teresia
Reuters
Friday, August 14, 2026
JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto today announced a plan to create a new exchange that will set prices for the country's strategic commodities by the start of next year, in a fresh gambit to leverage the country's vast natural resources to boost growth.
Jamie McGeever: Central banks spearhead renewed gold rush
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2026-08-13 18:33 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jamie McGeever
Reuters
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Gold is on the rise again, as a confluence of economic and political dynamics spurs demand from investors around the world, especially one cohort: central banks.
After stalling around $4,000 an ounce for several weeks, bullion has jumped around $400, or 10%, since the start of August and could be on track for its best month this century. The last time it rose 13% or more in a month was September 1999.
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Robert Lambourne: Are BIS swaps being used to hide double-counting of ETF gold?
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2026-08-13 12:28 Section: Daily DispatchesJuly's BIS gold swaps fell 13 tonnes from June's and now stand at 131 tonnes.
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12:36p ET Thursday, August 13, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GATA's consultant on the Bank for International Settlements, Robert Lambourne, reports today that the bank's monthly statement for July was published this week --
Yen intervention impugned dollar's reserve role, leaving only gold, Maguire tells LFTV
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2026-08-13 11:18 Section: Daily Dispatches11:20a ET Thursday, August 13, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
On this week's episode of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, London metals trader Andrew Maguire notes how the recent intervention in the yen market by the U.S. and Japanese governments has impugned the role of the dollar and U.S. Treasury bonds in the international financial system.
Jp Cortez: From 'audit the Fed' to 'trust me, it's there' -- Rand Paul's Fort Knox fumble
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2026-08-12 08:51 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jp Cortez
Washington Examiner
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Americans have long demanded real answers about U.S. gold holdings. Year after year, they receive only vague political half-answers that raise more questions than they answer.
The latest example is this week.
Mike Maharrey: Sen. Rand Paul becomes a pawn in Fort Knox debate
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2026-08-11 16:33 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Mike Maharrey
Money Metals Exchange, Eagle, Idaho
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Sen. Rand Paul has become Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's pawn.
A few weeks ago Bessent insisted all the gold is in the vaults at Fort Knox.
"I haven't" seen it, Bessent said, but "people on my staff have. The treasurer has been to Fort Knox, and I'm happy to say all gold is present and accounted for."
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