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Things that make you go ... holy ----!" (Anybody seen our gold?)
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2011-08-22 12:13 Section: Daily Dispatches12:20p ET Monday, August 22, 2011
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Grant Williams' latest "Things that Make You Go Hmmm" market letter examines the potential for Venezuela's gold repatriation demand to blow up the Western central bank and bullion bank fractional-reserve gold banking system, and with it the gold price suppression scheme.
Gold shines as Swiss franc's haven appeal dims
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2011-08-22 10:47 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jan Harvey and Jessica Mortimer
Reuters
Monday, August 22, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/22/us-gold-currencies-idUSTRE77L2...
LONDON -- Moves by the Swiss National Bank to curb strength of the Swiss franc will fuel investors' insatiable demand for gold, adding to its relentless rise to new record highs as confidence in the franc as a safe store of value dwindles.
Scrap gold sales peter out in India
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2011-08-22 10:36 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Biman Mukerji
The Wall Street Journal
Monday, August 22, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405311190332790457652371009299529...
Lawrence Williams: Will Venezuela's gold repatriation prove GATA's case?
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2011-08-22 08:47 Section: Daily Dispatches8:46p ET Monday, August 22, 2011
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Mineweb's Lawrence Williams today comments on how Venezuela's attempt to repatriate its gold may test GATA's view of the gold market. Williams' commentary is headlined "Chavez Move Could Drive Gold through the Roof -- and Put Confiscation on the Cards Again" and you can find it at Mineweb here:
Venezuela formally asks Bank of England to return its gold
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2011-08-22 08:26 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jose Orozco
Bloomberg News
Sunday, August 21, 2011
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-21/venezuela-requests-gold-holding...
Venezuela's central bank has requested its 99 tons of gold holdings from the Bank of England, according to a bank statement sent by e-mail, citing the institution's president. Nelson Merentes.
Sponsor of Utah's gold and silver legislation interviewed by King World News
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2011-08-22 00:41 Section: Daily Dispatches12:43a ET Monday, August 22, 2011
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
King World News has interviewed Utah state Rep. Ken Ivory, sponsor of that state's recently enacted legislation recognizing gold and silver as legal tender. You can listen to the interview at King World News here:
http://www.kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/Broadcast/Entries/2011/8/22_K...
Ben Davies: Thanks to Venezuela, gold will hit $2,100 within weeks
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2011-08-21 21:28 Section: Daily Dispatches9:25p ET Sunday, August 21, 2011
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Senator discloses confidential CFTC trading data from 2008
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2011-08-21 15:55 Section: Daily DispatchesSenator's Leak Sparks Commodities Debate
By Greg Meyer
Financial Times, London
Sunday, August 21, 2011
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/645a8228-caad-11e0-94d0-00144feabdc0.html
A US senator's public release of confidential data on energy traders has sparked debate over how much should be disclosed about commodity markets, where positions are usually a closely guarded secret.
GoldMoney's Turk interviews Jim Rickards at GATA's London conference
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2011-08-21 15:38 Section: Daily Dispatches3:40p ET Sunday, August 21, 2011
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Six GATA favorites to speak at Gold Symposium in Sydney Nov. 14-15
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2011-08-21 13:50 Section: Daily Dispatches1:50p ET Sunday, August 21, 2011
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Six GATA favorites will speak at Australia's big annual hard-money conference, the Gold Symposium, to be held Monday and Tuesday, November 14 and 15, at the Crystal Palace convention center in Luna Park in Sydney:
-- Eric Sprott, CEO of Sprott Asset Management.
-- Market analyst Louis Boulanger.
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