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Central banks manipulate gold interest rates too, Turk tells KWN

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:40a CET Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA secretary talks with Max Keiser about gold's possible return to the world financial system

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:20a CET Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In another edition of Russia Today's "Keiser Report" program, your secretary/treasurer discusses with Max Keiser the possible return of gold to the world financial system -- Russia's interest in such a return and the longstanding United States policy against it. The segment begins at the 12:30 mark at YouTube here:

Embry cites phony spin from news organizations about job numbers, oil prices

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:38p CET Monday, December 8, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Phony spin permeates the news media about U.S. economic data, Sprott Asset Management's John Embry tells King World News today, citing employment reports and analysis of the benefits of oil's price decline. An excerpt from the interview is posted at the KWN blog here:

Bank of England's former deputy governor misleads about gold and credit creation

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11:25p CET Monday, December 8, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Koos Jansen calculates year-to-date Chinese gold imports at 1,212 tonnes

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:17p CET Monday, December 8, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Bullion Star market analyst and GATA consultant Koos Jansen calculates net Chinese wholesale gold imports for the first 11 months of the year at 1,212 tonnes, with demand remaining strong. Jansen also disputes recent gold demand data reported by Bloomberg. His commentary is posted at Bullion Star here:

RT's 'Keiser Report' interviews GATA secretary about gold price suppression

Section: Daily Dispatches

4:26p GMT Sunday, December 7, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Your secretary/treasurer was interviewed last week about gold price suppression by Max Keiser on the Russia Today network's "Keiser Report" program. The interview is about 13 minutes long and begins at the 15:35 mark at YouTube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75OyloKQzbo

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer

Currency ties key to dollar reserve hegemony, BIS study says

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Patrick Graham
Reuters
Sunday, December 7, 2014

LONDON -- Changes in the size of a loosely defined global "dollar zone" could lead to faster than expected shifts in the composition of world currency reserves, potentially eroding the role of the U.S. unit, said a study published on Sunday.

The study, part of a quarterly review by the Bank for International Settlements --

Alex Stanczyk: There is no such thing as a gold shortage

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:56p GMT Saturday, December 6, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gold lending rates roar back after jobs data

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By Josephine Mason
Reuters
Friday, December 5, 2014

NEW YORK -- The cost of lending gold returned to positive territory on Friday for the first time in over a month, capping a dramatic week-long recovery, as robust U.S. jobless data reinforced expectations of higher interest rates next year.

Koos Jansen: Belgium's central bank considers repatriating gold

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12:55a GMT Saturday, December 6, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Following those in Germany and the Netherlands, Belgium's central bank is considering repatriating its gold reserves, Bullion Star market analyst and GATA consultant Koos Jansen reports tonight, citing the Flemish commercial broadcaster VTM:

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