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Paris to decide fate of huge gold mine in forests of French Guiana

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Chloe Farand
The Guardian, London
Friday, April 27, 2018

Through the window of the small propeller plane leaving the capital, Cayenne, the jungle's canopy stretches out as far as the eye can see.

More than 90% covered by luxuriant rainforest, French Guiana has little in common with mainland France bar the name.

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Royal Canadian Mint calls mounties after 2 kilos of gold vanish

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Kelly Egan
Ottawa Citizen
Thursday, April 26, 2018

Two kilograms of gold have gone missing from the Royal Canadian Mint, three years after an employee repeatedly -- and with international notoriety -- stole chunks of the precious metal by hiding it in his rectum.

In GoldSeek Radio interview, GATA secretary cites BIS, Comex developments

Section: Daily Dispatches

3:10p ET Thursday, April 26, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Interviewed by GoldSeek Radio's Chris Waltzek, your secretary/treasurer discusses the increasing intervention of the Bank for International Settlements in the gold market over the past year, as well as the refusal of major financial news organizations to report it.

Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: The soaring dollar crushes the commodity rally

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Craig Hemke
Sprott Money, Toronto
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Just last week it appeared that a general rally in commodities was underway.

Gold, silver, the base metals, and crude oil were all soaring. But now, less than one week later, prices are falling sharply. And why?

Blame the high-frequency traders who trade the digital derivative contracts.

Trump's bank watchdog bought financial stocks up until taking office

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Michelle Price and Patrick Rucker
Reuters
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Wall Street regulator Comptroller of the Currency bought financial stocks until he took office in November, according to financial disclosure documents filed with the Office of Government Ethics.

Ex-UBS metals trader beats spoofing conspiracy charge

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Christie Smythe
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

If anything is more precious than gold, it might be an acquittal.

A former UBS Group AG precious metals trader was found not guilty on Wednesday of scheming to manipulate futures markets through a practice known as spoofing.

Come clean about gold, congressman tells Treasury and Fed

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:41a ET Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

A member of Congress this week asked the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve to come clean about government policy toward gold.

Ronan Manly: Turkey and Russia emphasize gold's strategic importance

Section: Daily Dispatches

6:27p ET Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Bullion Star gold researcher Ronan Manly today notes the strategic importance increasingly placed on their gold reserves by Turkey and Russia. Manly's analysis is headlined "Turkey and Russia Highlight Gold's Role as a Strategically Important Asset" and it's posted at Bullion Star here:

That was John Rubino, not Steve Saville

Section: Daily Dispatches

6:10p ET Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldSeek has corrected the byline on the essay "Fake Markets Produce a Fake Economy," which GATA called to your attention earlier today and which, it turns out, was written by John Rubino of Dollar Collapse, not Steve Saville of The Speculative Investor:

http://news.goldseek.com/DollarCollapse/1524572994.php

Lots of metals market rigging described in federal trial

Section: Daily Dispatches

1:20p ET Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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