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Pacific Group to convert a third of hedge-fund assets to gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Bei Hu
From Bloomberg News
Monday, January 20, 2013

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-21/pacific-group-to-convert-one-th...

The Pacific Group Ltd., founded by a former PaineWebber Inc. trader, is converting one-third of its hedge-fund assets into physical gold, betting that prices will go up as governments print more money to pay off debt.

India raises gold import tax but it's unlikely to deter buyers

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Arup Roychoudhury and Siddesh Mayenkar
Reuters
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/01/21/gold-india-import-duty-idINDEE9...

NEW DELHI -- The government has raised the import tax on gold by 2 percentage points to 6 percent to curb purchases and rein in a ballooning fiscal deficit but industry officials expect only a moderate drop in demand.

Turk at Future Money Trends, Norcini at King World News

Section: Daily Dispatches

2:15p PT Sunday, January 20, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldMoney founder James Turk is interviewed for 20 minutes today by Dan Ameduri of Future Money Trends about the outlook for 2013 in the monetary metals. Audio is posted at Future Money Trends here:

http://www.futuremoneytrends.com/index.php/interviews/389-james-turk-gol...

Jeff Nielson: Western banking is money for nothing

Section: Daily Dispatches

1:40p PT Sunday, January 20, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Jeff Nielson of Bullion Bulls Canada today argues in a brief but incisive essay that the great bulk of the Western investment banking system is little more than parasitism dressed up as expertise. Nielson's commentary is headlined "Western Banking: Money for Nothing -- Literally" and it's posted at Bullion Bulls Canada here:

Alasdair Macleod: Gold reserve mysteries

Section: Daily Dispatches

1:30p PT Sunday, January 20, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Signs of shortage of investment silver, CMI's Haynes tells King World News

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10a PT Sunday, January 20, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Bill Haynes of CMI Gold & Silver today tells King World News about signs that a shortage of investment silver is developing. An excerpt from the interview is posted at the King World News blog here:

Jan Skoyles: Why is Germany repatriating their gold?

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:51a PT Sunday, January 20, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Without asking a single question, The Economist is sure that gold does nothing

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:56p PT Saturday, January 19, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

For journalistic arrogance and disinformation it is always hard to top The Economist, which never asks questions but rather simply presumes that, by definition, it knows.

CNBC analysts start wondering if central banks still have their gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:25a PT Saturday, January 19, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Keiser Report examines Germany's gold repatriation

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11:20a PT Saturday, January 19, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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