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An Italian paper gets it: Central banks push gold futures down so they can get more metal to remonetize
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2019-03-08 23:10 Section: Daily Dispatches11:18p ET Friday, March 8, 2019
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Megamerger push has gold miners eyeing new dance partners
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2019-03-07 19:01 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Danielle Bochove and Justina Vasquez
Bloomberg News
Thursday, March 7, 2019
A push by the world's biggest gold miners to get even bigger will likely have a knock-on effect among their competitors, adding new vigor to an industry that failed to inspire investor support in 2018.
Philadelphia is first U.S. city to ban cashless stores
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2019-03-07 16:54 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Scott Calvert
The Wall Street Journal
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Philadelphia is the first major U.S. city to ban cashless stores, placing it at the forefront of a debate that pits retail innovation against lawmakers trying to protect all citizens' access to the marketplace.
China's gold reserves continue to grow in February
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2019-03-07 12:17 Section: Daily DispatchesThe news here isn't the tiny increase in China's gold reserves but that the People's Bank of China has announced increases for three months straight after years of reporting no change.
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China's Gold Reserves Continue to Grow in February
From Xinhua News Agency, Beijing
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Futures exchange operator renews discounts for secret trading by governments and central banks
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2019-03-07 11:37 Section: Daily Dispatches11:36a ET Thursday, March 7, 2019
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Market manipulation by governments and central banks is right out in the open again, hiding in plain sight in the confidence that mainstream financial news organizations, financial letter writers, and gurus who purport to bring "technical analysis" to bear on markets will avert their gaze.
Gold swaps by BIS rose by 56 tonnes in February
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2019-03-07 09:58 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Robert Lambourne
Thursday, March 7, 2019
The recent monthly statements of account published by the Bank for International Settlements indicate that the bank is still actively trading gold swaps, which the bank uses to gain access to gold held by commercial banks.
GATA secretary to speak at conferences in Singapore and Hong Kong
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2019-03-06 14:24 Section: Daily Dispatches2:24p ET Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Your secretary/treasurer will speak at the annual Mining Investment Asia conference in Singapore from March 26-28 and the annual Mines and Money Asia conference in Hong Kong from April 2-4.
Top Barrick shareholder urges joint venture in Nevada with Newmont, not full merger
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2019-03-06 13:33 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Ernest Scheyder and Liana B. Baker
Reuters
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Barrick Gold Corp.'s top shareholder said Tuesday the miner should focus on striking a joint venture deal in Nevada with rival Newmont Mining Corp. before considering a full-blown merger.
Leftist New Statesman attacks gold advocates and Germany's gold repatriation leader
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2019-03-06 11:30 Section: Daily Dispatches11:30a ET Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Higher U.S. rates creating carry trade supporting dollar
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2019-03-06 10:37 Section: Daily DispatchesWatching Global Flows Explains Why the Dollar Won't Be Kept Down
By Liz McCormick
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
The dollar's resilience after what some have categorized as the most dovish Federal Reserve turnaround in history comes as little surprise to Exante Data's Jens Nordvig.
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