Daily Dispatches

If Australia's new government would revive mining, confront gold price suppression

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2013-09-08 12:58 Section: Daily Dispatches

1:08p ET Sunday, September 8, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Australia has just elected a new government, switching from the Labor Party to the Liberal and National Party coalition, and Reuters today quotes the new government's likely trade minister, Andrew Robb, as saying the new government's objectives will include reviving the country's mining industry:

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Gold strikes end in South Africa

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2013-09-08 11:18 Section: Daily Dispatches

From Agence France-Presse
via Yahoo News
Sunday, September 8, 2013

http://news.yahoo.com/gold-strikes-end-south-africa-132548807.html

A South African gold miners' strike has ended after workers at Harmony Gold accepted a final wage offer, the country's third-largest producer of the precious metal said on Sunday.

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G20 conference agrees to eliminate privacy for tax records

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2013-09-07 19:59 Section: Daily Dispatches

In just two years the IRS may be sharing everything with Russia's and China's foreign intelligence agencies.

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G20 Countries to Share Tax Records to Crack Down on Cheats

By Bill Curry
Toronto Globe and Mail
Saturday, September 7, 2013

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/g20-countries-to-share-tax-...

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Busted governments will try to grab assets, von Greyerz warns

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2013-09-06 14:03 Section: Daily Dispatches

2p ET Friday, September 6, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Gold back in backwardation, Turk says; and technical analysis from Ing, Russell

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2013-09-05 17:00 Section: Daily Dispatches

4:50p ET Thursday, September 5, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldMoney founder and GATA consultant James Turk tells King World News today that gold came out of backwardation on Monday, when U.S. markets were closed, after a record-breaking 40 days, but quickly went back into backwardation, confirming that supply of real metal remains tight:

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Gold imported by China from Hong Kong rose in July despite big premiums

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2013-09-05 10:36 Section: Daily Dispatches

Gold Imports to China From Hong Kong Climb on Physical Demand

By Feiwen Rong
Bloomberg News
Thursday, September 5, 2013

BEIJING -- Gold shipments to China from Hong Kong increased in July as importers took advantage of local prices that were an average 2.1 percent higher than global markets and as mainland investors bought jewelry and coins.

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Poland starts expropriating private pension fund assets

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2013-09-05 10:26 Section: Daily Dispatches

Poland to Cancel Bonds in Pension Funds

By Piotr Skolimowski and Marta Waldoch
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

WARSAW -- Poland will take over and cancel government bonds held by its privately managed pension funds, stopping short of fully "nationalizing" the system as it seeks to curb public debt, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.