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Signs suggest China may tolerate yuan's weakening past 7 per dollar
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2018-10-11 09:04 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Emma Dai and Tian Chen
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
There are growing signs China's yuan may weaken past 7 per dollar, a key psychological level it hasn't breached in a decade.
Crypto theft hits nearly $1 billion in first nine months, report says
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2018-10-10 10:55 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
Reuters
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
NEW YORK -- Theft of cryptocurrencies through hacking of exchanges and trading platforms soared to $927 million in the first nine months of the year, up nearly 250 percent from the level seen in 2017, according to a report from U.S.-based cyber security firm CipherTrace released today.
USAGold's October letter with market and metal commentary
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2018-10-09 21:00 Section: Daily Dispatches9p ET Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
USAGold's October newsletter has been posted, with commentary about fears of a stock market crash, the spurt in sales of U.S. silver eagles, concerns about inflation, Italy's threat to Eurozone unity, China's acquisition of a big mine in Argentina, and more. It's available in the clear at USAGold here:
Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: The banks are not on your side
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2018-10-09 20:48 Section: Daily Dispatches8:48p ET Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Join GATA in New Orleans in November and you can't lose
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2018-10-09 14:07 Section: Daily Dispatches2:07p ET Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GATA Chairman Bill Murphy and your secretary/treasurer will be speaking again this year at the New Orleans Investment Conference, and if you register to attend the conference through GATA, the conference will generously pay us a commission that will help keep the organization going.
Mary Anastasia O'Grady: Why Central America stays poor
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2018-10-08 14:40 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Mary Anastasia O'Grady
The Wall Street Journal
Sunday, October 7, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-central-america-stays-poor-1538950134
John D. Mueller: To bring back U.S. manufacturing, get the world to dump the dollar
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2018-10-07 19:18 Section: Daily DispatchesBy John D. Mueller
The Wall Street Journal
Sunday, October 7, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-bring-back-u-s-manufacturing-get-the-wor...
South Africa's 3 largest gold miners lost $543 million altogether last year ...
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2018-10-07 15:08 Section: Daily Dispatches... but none of them questioned gold price suppression by governments and central banks.
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South African Gold-Mining Companies Pay High Price to Keep Digging
By Alexandra Wexler and Thandi Ntobela
The Wall Street Journal
Sunday, October 7, 3018
New member of Mexican central bank's board wants transparency
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2018-10-07 14:41 Section: Daily DispatchesNegroni-Sipping, Cigar-Smoking Economist Set to Shake Up Banxico
By Eric Martin
Bloomberg News
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Jonathan Heath is ready to liven up the stuffy world of Mexico's central bank.
The economist tipped by President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as his first board nominee doesn't wear neckties and has no plans to start now.
There's gold in them Yukon hills, mineral exploration companies say
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2018-10-06 20:27 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Dave Croft
Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Toronto
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Mineral exploration companies operating in the Yukon are optimistic after reporting promising finds this summer.
The chief executive officer of White Gold Corp, David D'Onofrio, says one of the target areas is showing gold that's likely among the highest grades ever discovered in the Yukon.