Daily Dispatches

Trump to name Goldman Sachs veteran to head National Economic Council

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2016-12-09 15:27 Section: Daily Dispatches

At least Hillary might have appointed someone from JPMorganChase.

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By Renae Merle, Ylan Q. Mui, and Philip Rucker
Washington Post
Friday, December 9, 2016

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South Africa's Sibanye Gold to buy Stillwater Mining for $2.2 billion in latest platinum push

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2016-12-09 10:41 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alexandra Wexler
The Wall Street Journal
Friday, December 9, 2016

JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa's Sibanye Gold Ltd. said today it plans to buy U.S. palladium and platinum miner Stillwater Mining Co. for $2.2 billion, the company's first foray outside of southern Africa and the latest bold move to diversify beyond gold mining.

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Deutsche Bank proves what GATA told CFTC six years ago, Murphy tells GoldSeek Radio

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2016-12-09 10:19 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:19a ET Friday, December 9, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Alasdair Macleod: Why Europe must end in tears

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2016-12-08 18:55 Section: Daily Dispatches

6:55p ET Thursday, December 8, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldMoney research director Alasdair Macleod today criticizes the Bank of England for blaming its policy failures on everything but their true causes: the bank's own constant interventions in and interference with markets. Macleod's commentary is headlined "Why Europe Must End in Tears" and it's posted at GoldMoney here:

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Jan Skoyles: Why Islamic standards for gold investment will increase offtake of metal

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2016-12-08 18:23 Section: Daily Dispatches

6:22p ET Thursday, December 8, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldCore's Jan Skoyles explains today why the new Islamic standards for gold investment are likely to increase demand for real metal. Her commentary is headlined "Shariah Gold Standard Approved for $2 Trillion Islamic Finance Market" and it's posted at GoldCore here:

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Avery Goodman: The mysterious case of 186 tonnes of missing gold

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2016-12-08 18:17 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Avery B. Goodman
Thursday, December 8, 2016

The British Office for National Statistics just admitted that it miscalculated British imports by some L6 billion pounds sterling! Guess what they missed. That's right. What else? You guessed right: gold:

http://www.gata.org/node/16984

It always seems to be gold. Hmmm. ...