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Gold Switzerland interview: Alasdair Macleod on the reasons for owning gold
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2014-08-27 22:46 Section: Daily Dispatches10:46p ET Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
FT still can only hint at market rigging by central banks
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2014-08-27 11:49 Section: Daily Dispatches11:49p ET Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
In the conclusion of a series of articles about "asset bubbles," today's Financial Times shows that it is fully aware of market manipulation by central banks but still can't bring itself to put those words together in the same sentence, nor to mention gold in that context.
London Metal Exchange dismissed from U.S. price-fixing lawsuits
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2014-08-27 08:21 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jonathan Stempel
Reuters
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
NEW YORK -- A judge has dismissed London Metal Exchange Ltd as a defendant from U.S. antitrust litigation accusing banks and commodity companies of conspiring to drive up aluminum prices by restricting supply, hurting manufacturers and purchasers.
Koos Jansen: Comparison of Chinese silver price is complicated by 17% tax
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2014-08-27 08:16 Section: Daily Dispatches8:17a ET Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Gold researcher and GATA consultant Koos Jansen reports today that silver prices reported from Shanghai have been including a 17-percent sales tax, complicating their comparison to prices outside the country. Jansen writes that he'll be investigating this subject. His commentary is posted at Bullion Star here:
Leeb suspects a Chinese 'put' under the gold price
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2014-08-26 17:24 Section: Daily Dispatches5:22p ET Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Fund manager Stephen Leeb tells King World News today that he thinks China again has placed a "put" under the gold price:
http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2014/8/26_Ex...
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
GATA secretary to speak at London's Mines and Money conference in December
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2014-08-26 15:55 Section: Daily Dispatches3:56p ET Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Alasdair Macleod: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Mackinder's prophecy
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2014-08-26 14:32 Section: Daily Dispatches2:30p ET Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Clive Maund: Will U.S. break Russia to maintain dollar hegemony?
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2014-08-26 11:35 Section: Daily Dispatches11:30a ET Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Chinese gold demand is stronger than reported, MineWeb's Williams writes
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2014-08-26 10:12 Section: Daily Dispatches10:08a ET Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Chinese gold demand is not slipping as much as mainstream financial news media reports suggest, MineWeb's Lawrence Williams writes today, citing gold researcher and GATA consultant Koos Jansen:
http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/content/en/mineweb-gold-analysis?oid=2511...
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Maybe for another $100 they'll throw in the gold mining company too
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2014-08-25 22:35 Section: Daily DispatchesBradian, B.C., Former Mining Town, Up for Sale
From the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Toronto
Friday, August 22, 2014
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bradian-b-c-former-mining...
If property prices are getting you down, you could become the proud owner of an entire town for about the same price as a home in a big city like Vancouver or Toronto.