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China's yuan ousts dollar to become most-traded currency in Moscow in 2023

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Elena Fabrichnaya and Alexander Marrow
Reuters
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

MOSCOW -- The Moscow Exchange trading volume in Chinese yuan surpassed that of the U.S. dollar in 2023, the Kommersant daily reported today, as Moscow pursues a de-dollarisation strategy in the face of Western sanctions on its financial system.

Alasdair Macleod: The perils of owning gold through ETFs

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alasdair Macleod
Macleod Finance
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

At the outset, it is worth noting that regulatory bodies tend to give large banks the benefit of the doubt, looking closely at their compliance activities only when they can no longer be ignored. Consequently, large banks have been known to act as if regulations don't exist.

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Dave Kranzler: QE has begun and the next upleg in gold is coming

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By Dave Kranzler
Investment Research Dynamics
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

I find it quite amusing that the market believes inflation is tied to interest rates. The propagandists at the Fed did their job there: Distract while creating bank reserves (print money) out of plain sight. 

The monetary base is up more than 7% since March. M2 is also a bit higher. This is why the rate of inflation has been slowly rising again since June. It's also why gold is up 7% and silver is up 2% since the end of June. (Silver is up 15.9% since early March.)

Alasdair Macleod carries the sound-money message to Substack

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alasdair Macleod
Saturday, January 13, 2024

It is clear to me that as head of research for Goldmoney, most of the time I am preaching to the converted -- those of us who understand the difference between gold and fiat currencies. We are all broadly aware that the price of gold is rising because governments are debasing their currencies.

Sprott's John Hathaway: Why gold and gold mining shares should be soaring

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:07p ET Friday, January 12, 2024

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Sprott Asset Management portfolio manager John Hathaway this week issued another one of those painstakingly researched and detailed reports showing why the gold price and the prices of gold mining company shares should be soaring but without explaining why they are not already keeping up with what would seem to be the traditional fundamentals for the monetary metal.

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Physical pricing replaces derivative pricing of gold and oil this year, Maguire says

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:42p ET Friday, January 12, 2024

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

This will be the year when the derivatives system of pricing gold and oil is replaced by physical pricing, London metals trader Andrew Maguire tells Shane Morand on this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program.

Indeed, Maguire says one central bank may begin repricing gold as soon as this month.

The program is 46 minutes long and can be viewed at YouTube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTafCMBGuKk

Brien Lundin: Gold outperforms everything else this century ...

Section: Daily Dispatches

... But it doesn't mean a thing.

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By Brien Lundin
Publisher, Gold Newsletter / Golden Opportunities
Metairie, Louisiana
CEO, New Orleans Investment Conference
Wednesday, January 10, 2024

You may have seen the recent headlines proclaiming a World Gold Council study showing that gold has outperformed stocks and every other major asset class in this century.

Bank of Canada files for 'digital dollar,' other related trademarks

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Postmedia News
via Toronto Sun
Monday, January 8, 2024

A digital Canadian dollar?

It may not look like it's going to happen any time soon, but the Bank of Canada has quietly taken steps to control a such a concept, according to Blacklock's Reporter.

In Dec. 13 and Dec. 19 filings, the bank asserted ownership of "digital dollar," "digital Canadian dollar," and "central bank digital currency" in both official languages under the Trademarks Act.

No reason was given and no public hearing was held.

Ed Steer's weekend commentary posted in the clear at SilverSeek

Section: Daily Dispatches

7p ET Monday, January 9, 2022

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

The weekend edition of Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest, published by GATA board member Ed Steer, is headlined "Another 1.60 Million Ounces of Silver Withdrawn From SLV" and it's posted in the clear at GoldSeek's companion site, SilverSeek, here:

Gold still outshines stocks and bonds since the turn of the century

Section: Daily Dispatches

By William Watt
Dow Jones, New York
via Morningstar, Chicago
Saturday, January 6, 2024

https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20240106258/gold-still-outshining-stocks-and-bonds-since-the-turn-of-the-century

Stocks outpaced gold in 2023, but the yellow metal still has posted stronger annualized returns since the turn of the century, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices

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