Daily Dispatches

By Robert Lambourne
May 15, 2024

During a recent video presentation, a book titled "The War On Gold" by Antony Sutton, published in 1977, was spotted on a shelf behind a mainstream economist who provides research for leading institutional investors. 

This writer acquired this book some 20 years ago and seeing it again triggered an effort to reread it. It is still quite topical, as indicated by the contents listed on its back cover:

From Bloomberg News
Tuesday, May 14, 2024

China is considering a proposal to have local governments across the country buy millions of unsold homes, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be one of its most ambitious attempts yet to salvage the beleaguered property market.

The State Council is seeking feedback from several provinces and government entities on the preliminary plan, said the people, asking not to be identified discussing a private matter.

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10:21p ICT Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver and other metals):

Mining company shares are taking off as governments are issuing infinite money and incurring infinite debt, and Thom Calandra of The Calandra Report (at Thomcalandra.com) is connecting with newly subscribed GATA supporters and sharing with them his insights about producing gold and silver mines and gold and silver explorers in the Yukon, Quebec, Nevada, Mexico, Ghana, and elsewhere. 

Looks like another job for the Sound Money Defense League, though probably a suicide mission.

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From Iran International, London
Tuesday, May 13, 2024

Following a meeting between gold retailers and government representatives, Iranian security agents arrested several gold merchants amid the ongoing strikes, Iran International has learned that.