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Philippines joins gold rush by central banks

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Siegfrid Alegado and Ranjeetha Pakiam
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, May 29, 2019

The Philippines is joining a slew of central banks that are increasing gold holdings in foreign reserves.

What if everybody got expelled from the U.S. financial system?

Section: Daily Dispatches

U.S. Warns Europe That Its Iran Workaround Could Face Sanctions

By Jonathan Stearns and Helene Fouquet
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, May 29, 2019

More great research by Incrementum -- and all beside the point

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:39p ET Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Liechtenstein-based investment fund Incrementum's annual "In Gold We Trust" report, compiled by Ronald-Peter Stoeferle and Mark J. Valek, was published this week and again described the reasons for gold's glorious prospects. Among them:

Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: What is the bond market telling you?

Section: Daily Dispatches

5:15p ET Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Tanzania says it won't deal with Acacia anymore, only Barrick

Section: Daily Dispatches

Tanzania Says Acacia Mining Won't Be Allowed Any Role in Country

By Kenneth Karuri and Danielle Bochove
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Tanzania will no longer allow Acacia Mining Plc to manage its mines in the country and will work only with the company's parent, Barrick Gold Corp., to resolve the two-year impasse that has stymied operations, a government spokesman said.

In Vietnam you can still buy a house with gold, and the government doesn't like it

Section: Daily Dispatches

By John Boudreau and Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen
Bloomberg News
Monday, May 27, 2019

Does Ray Dalio really not know better than to invest in GLD?

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:22p ET Thursday, May 23, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Fighting gold price suppression by central banks and their market rigging generally would be a lot easier with the help of some of those people who have great resources and purport to be gold advocates themselves but who knowingly or unknowingly assist the other side.

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No inflation? Google buys Manhattan building for 100 times 1996 price

Section: Daily Dispatches

Google to Buy Manhattan Building for 100 Times 1996 Price

By Joshua Chaffin
Financial Times, London
Thursday, May 23, 2019

Google has agreed to pay $600 million to acquire a historic building in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District -- a hundred times what it was sold for in 1996 -- in a deal that reflects the tech company's growing footprint in New York City.

If its trade with U.S. ends, China might not need to support dollar with Treasury purchases anymore

Section: Daily Dispatches

Could China Dump Its U.S. Treasuries to Fight the Trade War? A Contrarian View is Emerging in Beijing

By Karen Yeung
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Thursday, May 23, 2019

Sahil Mahtani: The dollar may be knocked off its pedestal

Section: Daily Dispatches

America's Competitors, Friend and Foe, Have Opportunities to Challenge the U.S. Currency

By Sahil Mahtani
The Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dollar-may-be-knocked-off-its-pedestal-...

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