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U.N. willing to take Venezuelan gold from Bank of England for food, medical relief
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2020-05-27 22:32 Section: Daily DispatchesVenezuela Reaches Deal with U.N. to Buy Food, Medicine with Gold Held at Bank of England
By Deisy Buitrago
Reuters
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
CARACAS -- Venezuela has reached a deal with the U.N. Development Programme to direct part of its gold in Bank of England accounts toward the purchase of food and medicine during the coronavirus pandemic, its central bank governor said today.
Bloomberg says the Comex is stuck with too much gold
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2020-05-27 21:41 Section: Daily DispatchesNew York Gold Traders Are Drowning in a Glut They Helped Create
By Justina Vasquez
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
The New York gold market has been flipped on its head in just a couple of months, with a scramble for the metal turning into a glut.
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Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2020-05-27 21:38 Section: Daily Dispatches9:39p ET Wednesday, May 28, 2020
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
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Scotiabank takes $168 million hit as it shuts historic gold unit
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-05-26 21:26 Section: Daily DispatchesBy 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
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-05-26 21:16 Section: Daily Dispatches9:15p ET Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
U.S. taps new tools to find fraud in volatile commodities market
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-05-26 13:52 Section: Daily DispatchesWhy 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
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-05-26 12:07 Section: Daily DispatchesBy 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
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2020-05-26 11:49 Section: Daily DispatchesOne 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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Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2020-05-25 20:19 Section: Daily Dispatches8:19p ET Monday, May 25, 2020
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Cats and dogs living together! Kitco leads with gold market manipulation
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2020-05-25 20:07 Section: Daily Dispatches8:13p 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" --