Daily Dispatches

Getting tough on gold imports won't work, two former Indian central bankers say

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2012-12-01 20:09 Section: Daily Dispatches

From The Indian Express, New Delhi
Sunday, December 2, 2012

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-being-tough-on-gold-imports-won-t-wor...

MUMBAI -- Two former governors of the Reserve Bank of India warned Saturday against taking tough measures to rein in gold imports -- a major reason for the persistently high current account deficit.

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Growing clamor about monetary metal that may not be where it's supposed to be

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2012-12-01 11:35 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:25a ET Saturday, December 1, 2012

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA figures heavily in the new edition of "The Keiser Report" on the Russia Today television network, which deals with the latest country to start worrying about the security of its gold reserves vaulted abroad, Austria. The program is posted at YouTube here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KTaka00MDU

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China moves forward in opening gold market

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2012-11-30 15:17 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Clementine Wallop
The Wall Street Journal
Friday, November 30, 2012

http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2012/11/30/china-moves-forward-in-openin...

China will allow over-the-counter gold trading between banks for the first time Monday, a significant financial reform for the world’s second-largest buyer of the precious metal.

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Eric Sprott and David Baker: Gold may be the solution to the banking crisis

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2012-11-30 14:56 Section: Daily Dispatches

2:50p ET Friday, November 30, 2012

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Central banks that leased gold won't get it back, Sprott tells King World News

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2012-11-30 14:38 Section: Daily Dispatches

2:30p ET Friday, November 30, 2012

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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After a bashing, Bank of Japan weighs 'big bang' war on deflation

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2012-11-29 23:14 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Leika Kihara
Reuters
Thursday, November 29, 2012

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/30/us-japan-boj-idUSBRE8AT0042012...

TOKYO -- Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa was feeling the heat in February when he was summoned to parliament five times to explain what he planned to do to get Japan out of its deflation doldrums.