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Gold centerpiece of Henry VIII's lost crown recovered by treasure hunter under a tree
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2021-01-31 09:39 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Paul Sims
The Sun, London
Friday, January 29, 2021
The centrepiece of Henry VIII's lost crown has been found under a tree by an amateur treasure hunter.
Kevin Duckett ended a 400-year-old mystery when he dug up the solid gold figurine in a Northamptonshire field.
India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2021-01-30 09:32 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Rajendra Jadhav
Reuters
Saturday, January 30, 2021
MUMBAI -- India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and put in place a framework for an official digital currency to be issued by the central bank, according to a legislative agenda listed by the government.
Alasdair Macleod: Gold price framework update -- the new cycle accelerates
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2021-01-29 18:35 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Gold prices rallied 25% in 2020 after having gained 19% the year before. We believe this marks still only the beginning of the current gold price cycle, as all main drivers for gold prices are strongly skewed to the upside.
Irish central banker warns bitcoin investors they could lose it all
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2021-01-29 12:07 Section: Daily DispatchesHe says central banks want to protect them.
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By Peter Flanagan and Francine Lacqua
Bloomberg News
Friday, January 29, 2021
Bitcoin investors need to be prepared to "lose all their money," European Central Bank governing council member Gabriel Makhlouf said today, the latest warning from a central banker on the cryptocurrency.
JPMorgan helpfully lists 45 other shares vulnerable to Shortbusters
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2021-01-28 21:17 Section: Daily Dispatches'GameStop Effect' Could Ripple Further as Wall Street Eyes Short Squeeze Candidates
By April Joyner and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed
Reuters
Thursday, January 28, 2021
3 Swiss banks drop unallocated gold to prepare for Basel III rules, London metals trader Maguire says
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2021-01-28 21:04 Section: Daily Dispatches9:04p ET Thursday, January 28, 2021
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Yellen faces 'currency war' redux as she ditches a strong dollar
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2021-01-28 19:18 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Saleha Mohsin and Liz McCormick
Bloomberg News
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen faces one more headache on an agenda packed with everything from Covid-19 relief to addressing inequality and overhauling tax policy: tensions over foreign-exchange intervention.
Eric King: If only the Reddit crowd would buy real silver, not paper
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2021-01-28 16:34 Section: Daily Dispatches4:32p ET Thursday, January 28, 2021
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
In an interview today with Chris Ritchie, CEO of SilverCrest Metals, Eric King of King World News notes that if the Reddit boys and girls who see opportunity in silver bought the metal itself instead of the silver exchange-traded fund SLV, they might make a big difference.
Pam and Russ Martens: Big banks' 'dark pools' are preparing to liquidate small investors
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2021-01-28 13:22 Section: Daily DispatchesGameStop Shares: Dark Pools Owned by Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, UBS, et al. Have Made Tens of Thousands of Trades
By Pam and Russ Martens
Wall Street on Parade
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Brokers start to restrict trading where shorts are under attack
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2021-01-28 11:57 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Bailey Lipschultz and Divya Balji
Bloomberg News
Thursday, January 28, 2021
GameStop Corp. plunged today, triggering more than a dozen volatility halts amid trading restrictions on platforms such as Robinhood Markets and Interactive Brokers Group Inc.