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Ted Butler: The cat's out of the bag

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ted Butler
Butler Research, Jupiter, Florida
Monday, February 8, 2021

In the latest Commitment of Traders report, the issue I have nearly beaten to death for decades -- the concentrated short position in Comex silver futures -- took center stage to a degree that had me check and recheck the data.

Central banks still can't afford to be too candid about gold price suppression

Section: Daily Dispatches

6:23p ET Monday, February 8, 2021

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Dave Kranzler: Silver, SLV, and shell games

Section: Daily Dispatches

5:33p ET Monday, February 8, 2021

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Reflecting on the reports in the last 24 hours from Chris Marcus of Arcadia Economics and Ronan Manly of Bullion Star about silver and its exchange-traded funds, Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics gets the impression that both the main gold and silver exchanged-traded funds are essentially shell games.

Telsa buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin and wants to buy gold too

Section: Daily Dispatches

'Elon Musk's Tesla Buys $1.5 Billion of Bitcoin Causing Currency to Spike

From BBC News, London
Monday, February 8, 2021

Elon Musk's car firm Tesla has said it bought about $1.5 billion (L 1.1billion) of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin in January and expects to start accepting it as payment in the future.

The news caused the price of Bitcoin to jump 17% to $44,220, a record high.

Ronan Manly: Not much silver left in London to fulfill new net purchases

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:50p ET Monday, February 8, 2021

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Bullion Star researcher Ronan Manly today examines the 14 major silver-backed exchange-traded funds and concludes that they claim most of the metal reported to be vaulted in London and that little metal, about 3,000 tonnes, remains available for new net purchases.

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Chris Marcus of Arcadia Economics challenges JPM's dealing with SLV

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:40p ET Monday, February 8, 2021

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In his latest video report, Chris Marcus of Arcadia Economics raises questions about JPMorganChase's involvement in the silver market and its trading in the monetary metal while serving as custodian for the metal supposedly held by the exchange-traded fund SLV.

Agora's French newsletter notes GATA's work exposing gold price suppression

Section: Daily Dispatches

3:37p ET Sunday, February 7, 2021

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

French journalist Edouard Freval takes note of GATA's work in a report this month for Agora Publications' French newsletter, La Chronique Agora.

Join GATA at Gold Week Africa conference Feb. 15-18

Section: Daily Dispatches

3:25p ET Sunday, February 7, 2021

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Despite trying for almost as long as we have been in business and holding a conference there, GATA has failed to generate much interest among government officials, mining companies, investment houses, and labor organizations in South Africa, which used to be the world's leading gold producer.

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