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U.S. paper gold suppression allows Russia and China to buy real gold at discount
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2018-06-13 12:10 Section: Daily DispatchesRussia Today is operated by the Russian government and this report shows again that Russia knows what is happening in the currency markets and is acting on its knowledge.
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From Russia Today, Moscow
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
London's gold market demands green credentials for producers
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2018-06-13 11:44 Section: Daily DispatchesHow hypocritical! For the LBMA is the agent of central bank price suppression policy, which induces miners to skimp on environmental protection and remediation -- to take the metal and run, leaving polluted gashes in the land.
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By Henry Sanderson
Financial Times, London
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Tether was used to manipulate bitcoin price, study says
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2018-06-13 11:33 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Matt Robinson and Matthew Leising
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Tether, one of the most-traded cryptocurrencies, shows a pattern of being spent on Bitcoin at pivotal moments, helping to drive the world's first digital asset to a record price in December, according to research by a University of Texas professor known for flagging suspicious activity in the VIX benchmark.
Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: EFP use for Comex gold is beyond belief
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2018-06-12 20:35 Section: Daily Dispatches8:34p ET Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: Social Security deficit will be monetized
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2018-06-11 12:43 Section: Daily Dispatches12:43p ET Monday, June 11, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GATA asks bank regulator to check risks of gold futures maneuver
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2018-06-10 12:17 Section: Daily Dispatches12:21p ET Sunday, June 10, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
CFTC probes market manipulation -- but of bitcoin, not gold
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2018-06-10 11:14 Section: Daily DispatchesAs the fraternity brothers observed in "Animal House":
Boon: A vicious mother, isn't he?
Otter: He can't do that to our pledges.
Boon: Only we can do that to our pledges.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQR60rdKffw
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U.S. Regulator Demands Trading Data From Bitcoin Exchanges in Manipulation Probe
By Gabriel T. Rubin, Dave Michaels, and Alexander Osipovich
Bitcoin tumbles most in two weeks amid South Korean hack
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2018-06-10 10:40 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Eric Lam and Jiyeun Lee
Bloomberg News
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Bitcoin extended losses for a third day, tumbling as much as 6 percent today as South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinrail said there was a "cyber intrusion" in its system.
Swiss voters reject radical sovereign money plan in landslide
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2018-06-10 10:33 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Catherine Bosley
Bloomberg News
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Swiss voters dismissed a radical proposal to overturn one of the financial system's core tenets.
U.S. unilateralism invites world to seek alternative to dollar, Lazard CEO says
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2018-06-07 13:02 Section: Daily DispatchesLazard CEO Says Crypto Shows Reserve Status Isn't Assured for the U.S. Dollar
By Sonali Basak
Bloomberg News
Thursday, June 7, 2018
U.S. isolationism could undermine the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency, Lazard Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Ken Jacobs said.