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EU plans to limit U.S. dollar reliance and boost euro

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Kit Rees and Viktoria Dendrinou
Bloomberg News
Saturday, January 16, 2021

The European Union has set out plans to strengthen the international role of the euro as it seeks to erode the dominance on the U.S. dollar and lessen the bloc's vulnerability to financial risks, including U.S. sanctions.

Alasdair Macleod: The destructive force and failure of QE

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Central banks prepare to attack bitcoin as they long have attacked gold

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Bitcoin Faces Regulatory Scrutiny after Rapid Rally

By Eva Szalay, Matthew Vincent, and Martin Arnold
Financial Times, London
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Facebook restricts Ron Paul's account without explanation

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alexandra Hutzler
Newsweek
Monday, January 11, 2021

Former Republican congressman Ron Paul says he has been blocked by Facebook from managing his account over repeated violations of the social media giant's "community standards."

International banks warn of market chaos if court abolishes LIBOR

Section: Daily Dispatches

By William Shaw and Joel Rosenblatt
Bloomberg News
via BNN/Bloomberg, Toronto
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Some of the world's biggest banks are urging a U.S. judge not to immediately terminate LIBOR after a group of borrowers filed suit claiming the benchmark was the work of a "price-fixing cartel."

Turkey's frantic gold rush points to a financial crisis

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By Aykan Erdemir and John Lechner
The National Interest, Washington
Friday, January 8, 2021

The Turkish economy is "a train wreck in slow motion," in the words of one former central banker.

Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: Gold and silver price forecast for 2021

Section: Daily Dispatches

5:50p ET Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

With his gold and silver price forecast for 2021, the TF Metals Report's Craig Hemke is confident of more good gains but such volatility that investors will be seriously challenged to realize them by the end of the year.

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