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Sunken British warship laden with gold to be raised 250 years after battle
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2017-01-29 20:56 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Abigail O'Leary
Daily Mirror, London
Sunday, January 29, 2017
A sunken British warship wrecked off the coast of South America is due to see the light of day once again -- along with L1 billion in gold coins.
The Lord Clive was blasted by cannon fire in 1763 after an attempt to reclaim Uruguay's Colonia del Sacramento, a former British colony that had been seized by the Spanish.
Avery Goodman: 729% increase in Comex gold deliveries in January
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2017-01-29 20:04 Section: Daily Dispatches8:04p ET Sunday, January 29, 2017
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Remember Greece? It's still as insolvent as ever ...
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2017-01-29 16:54 Section: Daily Dispatches... and unlike the United States, it can't just print the world reserve currency.
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IMF Warns that Eurogroup Loan Measures Are Not Enough for Greek Debt
By Eleni Chrepa and Andrew Mayeda
Bloomberg News
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Stocks have lost 63% against gold since 2000, von Greyerz notes
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2017-01-29 16:47 Section: Daily Dispatches4:48p ET Sunday, January 29, 2017
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Gold fund manager Egon von Greyerz, interviewed by King World News, notes that since 2000 U.S. stocks have lost 63 percent against gold. An excerpt from the interview is posted at KWN here:
http://kingworldnews.com/greyerz-we-now-have-the-perfect-recipe-for-a-gl...
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
From Bullion Star, gold market charts for January
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2017-01-29 11:28 Section: Daily Dispatches11:29a ET Sunday, January 29, 2017
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
With some charts from Gold Charts R Us, Bullion Star today details gold demand and movement around the world, indicating that the monetary metal is a lot more popular than GFMS would have you believe. Bullion Star's analysis is headlined "Gold Market Charts -- January 2017" and it's posted here:
Guyana gold miners threaten to protest, reduce declarations amid new tax measures
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2017-01-29 10:48 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Denis Chabroi
Demerara Waves newspaper, Georgetown, Guyana
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Miners under the umbrella of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association on Friday warned that they would halt gold mining, reduce declarations, and stage a countrywide protest if President David Granger fails to meet with them within two weeks and address their concerns about heavy taxation.
Gold is world's ultimate currency, former Indian central banker says
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2017-01-29 10:19 Section: Daily DispatchesCentral bankers can tell the truth but only when they retire.
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Time for a Comprehensive Gold Policy, Former Indian Central Banker Says
From the Press Trust of India
via The Times of India, Mumbai
Sunday, January 29, 2017
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/time-to-come-out...
Mnuchin dims banks' hopes he will allow a proprietary-trading revival
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2017-01-28 21:55 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Elizabeth Dexheimer
Bloomberg News
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Steven Mnuchin made clear he doesn't want Wall Street banks getting back into the business of making risky market bets with their own capital, after Senate Democrats pushed him to clarify his responses to questions they asked during his confirmation process to be Treasury secretary.
Hollywood takes on Bre-X, but the real story behind 'Gold' is crazier than fiction
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2017-01-28 09:03 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Tony Seskus and Amanda Stephenson
Calgary Herald
Thursday, January 26, 2017
It's often been said that the story of Calgary's Bre-X Minerals had all the makings of a Hollywood script: gold, love, betrayal, and an enduring mystery.
HFT trading radio towers defeated by local council in UK
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2017-01-28 08:34 Section: Daily DispatchesDover Council Rejects Bid by High-Frequency Trading Firms
to Build Two Radio Masts Taller than the Eiffel Tower
By Rachel Millard
Daily Mail, London
Friday, January 27, 2017
Flash traders have had their bid to build a giant telecoms mast on the Kent coast turned down by councillors.
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