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Scotiabank takes $168 million hit as it shuts historic gold unit

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jack Farchy
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Bank of Nova Scotia has set aside C$232 million ($168 million) to cover the cost of winding down its historic precious metals unit as well as a potential settlement of U.S. investigations into the unit's trading activities.

Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: 'Real' interest rates weigh on Comex gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:15p ET Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

U.S. taps new tools to find fraud in volatile commodities market

Section: Daily Dispatches

Why not just call the trading room of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Treasury Department's Exchange Stabilization Fund?

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By Chris Prentice
Reuters
Thursday, May 21, 2020

U.S. imports record amount of gold from Switzerland as virus upends trade

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Peter Hobson
Reuters
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

LONDON -- Swiss exports of gold to the United States leapt to 111.7 tonnes in April -- by far the biggest monthly total on record -- while shipments to other destinations dwindled, customs data showed today.

The global gold market has been turned on its head by the

Central banks are creating 'fake markets,' Bank of America strategists say

Section: Daily Dispatches

One bank, one news organization. It's a start.

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By Elliot Smith
CNBC, New York
Friday, May 22, 2020

Stocks have become detached from reality due to recent interventions from central banks into the bond markets, according to analysts at Bank of America.

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Section: Daily Dispatches

8:19p ET Monday, May 25, 2020

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Cats and dogs living together! Kitco leads with gold market manipulation

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:13p ET Monday, May 25, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

"Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! ... Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes! ... The dead rising from the grave! ... Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together! ... Mass hysteria!"

Not even that evaluation from the movie "Ghostbusters" --

China likely has more official gold than U.S., von Greyerz tells KWN

Section: Daily Dispatches

6:35p ET Sunday, May 24, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Swiss gold fund manager Egon von Greyerz tells King World News today that China likely has more official gold reserves than the United States and that Switzerland remains the best place for private party gold storage. Von Greyerz's analysis is posted at KWN here:

Fireworks soon in the monetary metals, Sprott says

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:32p ET Saturday, May 23, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Howe Street interviews Ed Steer; Kennedy Financial interviews Jorge Vilches

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:42p ET Saturday, May 23, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

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