Daily Dispatches

Embry on disinformation, Sprott on London gold fix lawsuits

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2014-03-10 13:53 Section: Daily Dispatches

1:50p ET Monday, March 10, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Interviewed today by King World News, Sprott Asset Management's John Embry laments the disinformation that passes for mainstream financial news reporting on the gold market:

http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2014/3/10_Em...

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TF Metals Report: The latest bank participation report

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2014-03-10 11:44 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:40a ET Monday, March 10, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The TF Metals Report's Turd Ferguson today examines the gold futures trading data for major banks going back to the prehistoric era and finds the most important development to have been JPMorganChase's switch from short to long in gold, even as most other investment houses remain short.

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Bill Holter: What would it really mean?

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2014-03-10 11:28 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:25a ET Monday, March 10, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

What would it really mean if it was ever acknowledged that gold and silver prices have been manipulated -- that is, suppressed -- for years?

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SEC, CFTC said to probe whether forex rigging by banks distorted options

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2014-03-10 08:35 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Keri Geiger and Silla Brush
Bloomberg News
Monday, March 10, 2014

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether currency traders at the world's biggest banks distorted prices for options and exchange-traded funds by rigging benchmark foreign-exchange rates, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

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Soft-touch FX regulation falls under harsh glare

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2014-03-09 10:35 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jamie McGeever and Carmel Crimmins
Reuters
Friday, March 7, 2014

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Koos Jansen: Chinese gold demand is 418 tonnes YTD but Western analysts are confused

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2014-03-09 10:13 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:12a ET Sunday, March 9, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Bank of England to launch inquiry over forex fixing claims

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2014-03-09 00:59 Section: Daily Dispatches

By James Quinn
The Telegraph, London
Saturday, March 8, 2014

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/bank-of-england/10685530/Bank-of-Engl...

The Bank of England is to launch an independent inquiry into allegations it allowed manipulation of the foreign exchange market.

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Gold and silver dealer Tulving closes after complaints of delays

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2014-03-08 10:15 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Lily Leung
Orange County Register
Santa Ana, California
Thursday, March 6, 2014

An Orange County coin dealer who has been accused by frustrated customers nationwide of delaying numerous gold- and silver-coin shipments has closed shop, according to a posting on the company's Costa Mesa office window.