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New Orleans Investment Conference goes 'virtual' but stays intimate

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:21p ET Friday, August 21, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Former Fed staffers urge Senate to reject Shelton nomination

Section: Daily Dispatches

If Shelton is such a threat to the financial establishment, this may be the strongest reason yet for the Senate to confirm her.

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By Jonnelle Marte
Reuters
Thursday, August 20, 2020

Colombia sold two-thirds of its gold in June just before a record high

Section: Daily Dispatches

Another rich country insisting on being poor helps those central banks that are trying to keep the gold price down.

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By Oscar Medina
Bloomberg News
Thursday, August 20, 2020

Colombia sold two-thirds of its gold reserves in a single month just as investors seeking havens against global turmoil were about to drive the metal to a record high.

Two giant gold nuggets worth US$250,000 found in Australia

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By Jack Guy
Cable News Network, Atlanta
Thursday, August 20, 2020

Gold diggers in southern Australia have found two huge nuggets worth A$350,000 (US$250,000) in historic goldfields.

GATA secretary reviews prospects for monetary metals in interview with Claudio Grass

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:12a ET Thursday, August 20, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Major recent changes in the gold market and what they may foretell are discussed in an interview with your secretary/treasurer conducted by market analyst and financial adviser Claudio Grass.

Central banks scale back dollar lending operation as demand drops

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Martin Arnold and Eva Szalay
Financial Times, London
Thursday, August 20, 2020

Four leading central banks have further scaled back the U.S. dollar liquidity they offer via emergency swap lines with the Federal Reserve, in the latest illustration of the global financial system's recovery from the market panic caused by coronavirus earlier this year.

Scotiabank pays $127.4 million to settle gold and silver spoofing claims

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Matt Robinson
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Bank of Nova Scotia agreed to pay $127.4 million to settle U.S. allegations that the company engaged in spoofing of gold and silver futures contracts, and made false statements to the government.

Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: 'Speculative bubble' in gold and silver is fiction

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:24a ET Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

While some mainstream financial news organizations are reporting that gold and silver prices are in a "speculative bubble," the TF Metals Report's Craig Hemke, writing today at Sprott Money, shows that gold and silver futures contract volumes have been contracting steadily amid the recent price increases.

Venezuelan central bank's gold reserves fall to lowest level in 50 years

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Reuters
Monday, August 17, 2020

CARACAS -- Venezuela's gold reserves fell by seven tonnes in the first half of the year to reach just 98 tonnes, their lowest level in 50 years, according to data published on Monday by the South American country's central bank.

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