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On GoldSeek Radio, GATA chairman discusses the war against silver

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:18p ET Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA Chairman Bill Murphy, interviewed today by GoldSeek Radio's Chris Waltzek, discusses silver's resistance to the seemingly endless campaign of central banks and bullion banks to keep its price below $30 per ounce.

The discussion is 10 minutes long and can be heard at GoldSeek here:

https://goldseek.com/article/goldseek-radio-nugget-bill-murphy-silvers-bullish-surge

Canada's gold exports to China rise, shining through the trade tensions

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Gabriel Friedman
National Post, Toronto
Monday, July 8, 2024

China's demand for gold has risen in the past few years, helping to usher in record-breaking prices and a growing trade relationship with Canada for the shiny metal.

Nigerian lawmakers want central bank to fight inflation with gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Nduka Orjinmo
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Nigerian lawmakers are proposing a dramatic increase in the central bank's power to use gold to shore up the nation's reserves in defense of the economy.

A draft bill before the Senate puts forward a raft of policies that would enshrine the bank as the automatic off-taker for all the gold produced in the country, alongside a goal to make the precious metal at least 30% of Nigeria's external reserves.

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Ed Steer: Silver -- A weapon of mass financial destruction?

Section: Daily Dispatches

6:54p ET Monday, July 8, 2024

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 "Silver: A Weapon of Mass Financial Destruction?" and is posted in the clear at SilverSeek here:

https://silverseek.com/article/silver-weapon-mass-financial-destruction

Jan Nieuwenhuijs: A deep dive into the gold swaps, leases, and forwards market

Section: Daily Dispatches

5:44p ET Monday, July 8, 2024

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gold researcher Jan Nieuwenhuijs today provides a primer about the gold lending business -- swaps, leases, and forwards. It explains how bullion banks can make money in the business, but not so much why central banks sometimes assist the business by putting their metal in play. That's GATA's job.

Nieuwenhuijs' analysis is headlined "Swaps, Leases, and Forwards -- A Deep Dive into the Gold Wholesale Market" and it's posted at the Gainesville Coins internet site here:

China's central bank keeps gold buying on hold for second month

Section: Daily Dispatches

Bloomberg doesn't really know what its headline says. What Bloomberg knows and should mean is that the People's Bank of China didn't report buying gold for a second month. Central bank gold data is often misleading or false -- https://www.gata.org/node/23251 -- just like mainstream financial journalism about gold and other topics that are inconvenient for central banking.

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From Bloomberg News
via Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, California
Saturday, July 6, 2024

Peter Grandich tells 'Live from the Vault' that developments keep favoring gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:23p ET Friday, July 5, 2024

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program this week has London metals trader Andrew Maguire in a discussion with gold advocate and mining analyst Peter Grandich, who admits being surprised by the dichotomy between elevated metals prices and depressed prices for mining shares.

Tanzania starts buying domestic gold production to boost FX reserves

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Beatrice Materu
The East African, Nairobi, Kenya
via MSN.com, Redmond, Washington
Saturday, June 29, 2024

The Bank of Tanzania has started a large gold-buying initiative as part of a strategic drive to support the expansion of the mining industry and strengthen foreign exchange reserves.

The information was made public by Emmanuel Tutuba, the governor of the Bank of Tanzania, during his visit to the Geita Gold Refinery and the Mwanza Precious Metals Refinery Co. Ltd.

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Netherlands is ready to rebuild its financial system with gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:54a ET Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Our friend the Dutch gold researcher Jaco Schipper today calls attention to a May 15 report from the public broadcasting service in the Netherlands, NOS, about the government's new fortress gold vault in the town of Zeist:

https://nos.nl/artikel/2475275-hoe-verplaats-je-in-het-geheim-15-miljard-aan-goudstaven-en-geld

Ross Norman: Gold is defying gravity

Section: Daily Dispatches

7:13p ET Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Ross Norman, former proprietor of London bullion dealer Sharps Pixley, now CEO of Metals Daily, writes today that the price of gold has been rising not because of genuine physical demand but because of options buying on the Shanghai Futures Exchange. 

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