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Alasdair Macleod: The vexed question of the dollar

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12:15p CT Thursday, October 27, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldMoney research director Alasdair Macleod writes today that China is controlling both interest rates and gold prices and likely already has enough gold to hedge its dollar exposure in its huge foreign exchange reserves. Macleod's analysis is headlined "The Vexed Question of the Dollar" and it's posted at GoldMoney here:

Chinese miners in talks for stake in Barrick's Veladero mine, Reuters says

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By John Tilak and Nicole Mordant
Reuters
Tuesday, Otober 25, 2016

China's Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. and Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd. have held separate talks with Barrick Gold Corp. to buy a 50-percent stake in its Veladero gold mine in Argentina, according to four sources with knowledge of the process.

GATA Chairman Bill Murphy interviewed by Dave Kranzler and Rory Hall

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12:30p CT Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Interviewed by Dave Krazler of Investment Research Dynamics and Rory Hall of The Daily Coin, GATA Chairman Bill Murphy discusses the intervention by governments against the gold price and the developments that may overcome it. The interview is 26 minutes long and can be heard at YouTube here:

Indian, Chinese love affairs with gold turn financial

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By Henry Sanderson
Financial Times, London
Monday, October 24, 2016

For Surender Kumar Jindal, one of the biggest sellers of gold and silver bars in India, this year has not been good for business.

As yuan sinks, Goldman sees rising gold demand in China

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From Bloomberg News
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Further weakness in China's currency and investors' concerns over the outlook for the nation's property market may spur gold demand in Asia's top economy, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which made the forecast as the offshore yuan sank to a record.

Russia to sell gold amid budget problems, Pravda reports on source basis

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By Alexey Viazovsky
Pravda, Moscow
Sunday, October 23, 2016

The Russian Finance Ministry intends to reduce purchases by the state fund of precious metals and stones. At the same time, it is planned to begin selling gold and diamonds to replenish the treasury.

Gold coin worth L250,000 discovered in child's pirate treasure collection

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By Louie Smith
Daily Mirror, London
Monday, October 24, 2016

An 18th-century gold coin worth up to L250,000 has been discovered in a child's pirate treasure collection.

The anonymous owner had been given the rare Queen Anne Vigo five guinea piece as a youngster by his grandfather.

Hugo Salinas Price: How I became a gold bug

Section: Daily Dispatches

6:10p CT Monday, October 24, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Overindebtedness can be resolved only by hyperinflation or hyperdeflation, Embry says

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Or maybe by Venezuela-style rationing, shortages, and totalitarianism.

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12:03p CT Monday, October 24, 2016

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