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Koos Jansen: Shanghai gold offtake in January was 'staggering'
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-02-06 15:02 Section: Daily Dispatches3p ET Friday, February 6, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Bullion Star market analyst and GATA consultant Koos Jansen reports today that withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange in January were a "staggering" 255 tonnes, up 4 percent from last January. Jansen's analysis is posted at Bullion Star here:
Spectacular volatility in currencies means spectacular derivatives losses, Sprott says
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-02-06 14:11 Section: Daily Dispatches2:10p ET Friday, February 6, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Fund manager Eric Sprott tells King World News today that the spectacular volatility in currency markets must be causing spectacular losses in derivative instruments that will be defaulted upon. Another financial house collapse may be imminent, Sprott says. His interview is posted at the KWN blog here:
Alasdair Macleod: Sovereign bonds won't stay up forever
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-02-06 13:56 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alasdair Macleod
Research Director, GoldMoney
Friday, February 6, 2015
Another central bank pledges 'whatever it takes'
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-02-06 13:01 Section: Daily DispatchesDanish Central Bank Fiercely Defends Currency Peg
By Richard Milne
Financial Times, London
Friday, February 6, 2015
Denmark's central bank governor pledged to face down speculators testing its currency peg to the euro, saying he would do "whatever it takes" to defend it.
New York Sun: The Fed's right mind?
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-02-06 11:10 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom the New York Sun
Friday, February 6, 2015
William Pesek: Is China preparing for currency war
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-02-06 08:44 Section: Daily DispatchesBy William Pesek
Bloomberg News
Friday, February 6, 2015
China has entered the global monetary-easing fray, along with more than a dozen other economies, after its central bank surprised investors by cutting reserve requirements 50 basis points to spur lending and combat deflation. But Beijing may be raring for an even bigger and more perilous fight -- in the currency markets.
Federal Reserve fires back at Rand Paul
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-02-05 23:06 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Kevin Cirilli
The Hill, Washington
Thursday, February 5, 2015
The Federal Reserve is lashing out at Sen. Rand Paul's plan to give Congress more oversight over the central bank, a proposal that could gain traction in the new Republican-led Congress.
Obituary and funeral details for Got Gold Report's Gene Arensberg
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-02-05 21:29 Section: Daily Dispatches9:30p ET Thursday, February 5, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Koos Jansen: Gold repatriation concerns in Belgium?
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-02-05 10:12 Section: Daily Dispatches10:11a ET Thursday, February 5, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Bullion Star market analyst and GATA consultant Koos Jansen today notes conflicting reports about gold reserve repatriation by Belgium. In any case, Jansen writes, central banks seem to be getting more concerned about the security of their foreign-vaulted gold. His commentary is posted at Bullion Star here:
Germany's gold repatriation campaign celebrated in long profile by Bloomberg News
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-02-05 09:04 Section: Daily Dispatches9a ET Thursday, February 5, 2015
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