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10:47a Monday, May 18, 2020

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Billy Bambrough: The U.S. just destroyed a potential dollar rival -- Is bitcoin next?

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By Billy Bambrough
Forbes.com, Jersey City, New Jersey
Sunday, May 17, 2020

The U.S. Federal Reserve and President Donald Trump are fearful of challengers to the almighty dollar.

Hedge fund luminaries are lining up behind gold again

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By Jack Farchy, Nishant Kumar, and Ranjeetha Pakiam
Bloomberg News
Sunday, May 17, 2020

Forget plunging oil prices and a collapse in consumer spending. Some of the most-prominent investors are raising alarm bells over the looming threat of inflation, and turning to gold for protection.

Dubai's historic gold souk shines again after lockdown

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From Gulf Today, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Saturday, May 16, 2020

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Evening dresses made of gold mesh, gilded sunglasses, and glittering crowns are sparkling again from the windows of Dubai's historic gold souk, which was shuttered during the coronavirus lockdown.

One important element is still missing -- customers.

March saw biggest drop in foreigners' Treasury pile this century

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By Emily Barrett and Elizabeth Stanton
Bloomberg News
Friday, May 15, 2020

Foreign holdings of Treasuries slumped in March by the most this century as pandemic-related global market turmoil sent U.S. debt yields plunging to record lows and volatility surged.

Pandemic bills are so big that only money printing can pay them

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By Ben Holland, Liz McCormick, and John Ainger
Bloomberg News
Friday, May 15, 2020

Forced into record spending by the threat of another Great Depression, policy makers are blurring the lines between borrowing the money they need and simply creating it.

Trump pivots to embrace a strong U.S. dollar

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By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed
Reuters
Thursday, May 14, 2020

NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump may be warming to a strong dollar after years of bashing the U.S. currency’s stubborn appreciation.

"It's a great time to have a strong dollar. ... Everybody wants to be in the dollar because we kept it strong. I kept it strong," Trump said in an interview with Fox Business News.

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12:10p ET Friday, May 15, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Hedge funds have beaten bullion banks with gold, Macleod tells KWN

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12:14p ET Thursday, May 14, 2020

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Hedge funds appear to have defeated the bullion banks in the gold market, GoldMoney research director Alasdair Macleod tells King World News today.

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