Daily Dispatches

U.S. finalizes rule to slap duties on countries that undervalue currencies

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2020-02-03 22:26 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Andrea Shalal
Reuters
Monday, February 3, 2020

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Commerce Department today finalized a new rule to impose anti-subsidy duties on products from countries that it has determined undervalue their currencies against the dollar, including potentially China.

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New book, 'Rigged,' credits GATA as it explains currency market manipulation

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2020-02-03 22:16 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:17p ET Monday, February 3, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Our friend the veteran journalist, editor, and writer Stuart Englert has just published a book about the manipulation of the monetary metals markets -- "Rigged: Exposing the Largest Financial Fraud in History" -- in which he extensively credits GATA's work.

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These days Yamashita's gold is just a futures contract for hallucination

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2020-02-03 21:39 Section: Daily Dispatches

9:55p ET Monday, February 3, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Another story was published today about the fabled gold supposedly looted by Japanese forces throughout Asia during World War II and hidden in the Philippines at the direction of Japanese Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita as Japan began to be beaten by the United States and its allies.

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Ted Butler: Another position limits farce from the CFTC

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2020-02-03 18:33 Section: Daily Dispatches

6:34p ET Monday, February 3, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The futures market position limits just adopted by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission are useless and will do nothing to curb market manipulation, silver market analyst and rigging whistleblower Ted Butler writes today.

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Gold mine gangs tote AK-47s to outgun South African police

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2020-02-02 09:19 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Felix Njini
Bloomberg News
Sunday, February 2, 2020

At 10 p.m. on the second Sunday in December, a criminal platoon armed with AK-47 and R6 assault rifles stormed one of the largest gold mines still operating on South Africa's fabled Witwatersrand basin.

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Warren raises 'significant concerns' in letter to Trump's Fed pick Shelton

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2020-01-31 13:26 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ann Saphir
Reuters
Friday, January 31, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO -- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren today released a letter she sent to economist Judy Shelton, one of President Donald Trump's two planned nominees for seats on the Federal Reserve, raising "significant concerns" and posing a series of questions about her views.

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John Hathaway: No way out of debt monetization

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2020-01-31 12:09 Section: Daily Dispatches

12:03p ET Friday, January 31, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Looking for mining share prospects? Try the Calandra Report and help GATA

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2020-01-30 19:57 Section: Daily Dispatches

7:56p ET Thursday, January 30, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

If you're looking for leads on mining companies with explosive potential, you might want to check out the newsletter of GATA's friend Thom Calandra, editor of The Calandra Report, who is especially enthusiastic lately about Azimut Exploration and Golden Valley Mines.