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Ronan Manly: The vast gold hoard held by Germany's population

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ronan Manly
BullionStar.com, Singapore
Sunday, April 28, 2019

While the Chinese and Indian populations are well known for their insatiable appetite for importing, buying, and hoarding physical gold, there is one market in the West that does likewise but flies under the radar slightly, garnering less attention than China and India.

That gold market is Germany.

No one in authority helped the monetary metals cause as much as Bart Chilton did

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:36p ET Sunday, April 28, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

While the former member of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Bart Chilton, disappointed some monetary metals investors, he was a hero to GATA for several reasons.

Former CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton, lately TV news show host, dies at 58 after 'sudden illness'

Section: Daily Dispatches

Chilton arranged for GATA to testify at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's hearing on the monetary metals markets in 2010 and wanted the commission to investigate manipulation of those markets.

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'Boom Bust' Host, Former CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton, dies at Age 58

From Russia Today, Moscow
Saturday, April 27, 2019

Could gold's day of deliverance be at hand?

Section: Daily Dispatches

Get back to work. If it comes, you'll notice.

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11:48p ET Saturday, April 27, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Does this weekend's assertion on King World News by London metals trader Andrew Maguire that a central bank intends to acquire whatever gold remains at the New York Commodities Exchange --

http://gata.org/node/19027

http://gata.org/node/19029

Russia gains gold to diversify reserves, not to distrust dollar, central banker says

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Matt Clinch
CNBC, New York
Friday, April 26, 2019

Russia's gold-buying surge over the past year is simply down to a wish to diversify its portfolio of reserves, the central bank governor told CNBC today.

Brien Lundin: Flash crashes keep showing gold market manipulation, CFTC's indifference

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Brien Lundin
Gold Newsletter, Metairie, Louisiana
Thursday, April 25, 2019

https://goldnewsletter.com/

Sometimes the gold market seems like a mixed martial arts fight. The metal is down on the canvas, seemingly helpless, yet it keeps getting pummeled unnecessarily.

China dollar bond default tests bank guarantees for first time

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Carrie Hong and Carol Zhong
Bloomberg News
Thursday, April 25, 2019

Investor faith in Chinese dollar bonds backed by banks is about to be tested after a default by one of the country's best-known private conglomerates.

Sean Fieler: Why the U.S. needs to encourage Americans to hold gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Sean Fieler
The Federalist, Washington
Thursday, April 25, 2019

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