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What if Italy's locusts try seizing the gold reserves to spend them ...

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... and find only a moth-eaten promissory note from the Bank for International Settlements or JPMorganChase & Co.?

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Matteo Salvini Talks Up Seizing Control of Italy's Gold Reserves

By Miles Johnson
Financial Times, London
Monday, February 11, 2019

Only a higher gold price can finance the necessary environmental remediation

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It's treason for the South African government not to care about gold price suppression.

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Toxic City: The Cost of Gold Mining in South Africa

From Al Jazeera, Doha, Qatar
Monday, February 11, 2019

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- In the midst of Johannesburg are mountains of sandy dirt -- tall, geometric, and as much a part of the landscape as the city's glittering skyline.

Mike Kosares: The $12 trillion federal debt bombshell

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12:10p ET Monday, February 11, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Italian populists claim central bank gold reserves for government

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Italian Populists Target Huge Gold Reserves and Some Cry Foul

By Lorenzo Tataro
Bloomberg News
Monday, February 11, 2019

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-11/italian-populists-tar...

China reports a second month of increased gold reserves

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China Joins Global Central Bank Gold Rush as Its Foreign Exchange Reserves Stabilise

By Zhou Xin and Karen Yeung
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Monday, February 11, 2019

Gold will break the Maginot Line soon, von Greyerz tells KWN

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7:15p ET Sunday, February 10, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Saturday edition of Ed Steer's Gold & Silver Digest letter posted at GoldSeek

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1:17p ET Sunday, February 10, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The Saturday edition of GATA board member Ed Steer's Gold & Silver Digest letter, headlined "Russia Mulls Eliminating Gold Tax to Boost Investment Demand," has been posted in the clear at GoldSeek here:

http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1549858942.php

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer

Italy explores bilateral Brexit deal with Britain as its own economic crisis nears danger point

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By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Sunday, February 10, 2019

Italy is drawing up emergency plans to safeguard financial stability and keep trade with the UK flowing even if there is a no-deal Brexit, if necessary through a bilateral deal between Rome and London.

Italy's populist government attacks central bank leaders

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By Miles Johnson
Financial Times, London
Sunday, February 10, 2019

ROME -- Italy's coalition government slammed the country's central bank leadership and stock market regulator, escalating its attacks on establishment figures ahead of the European parliamentary vote in May.

Thieves mine catalytic converters for metal more valuable than gold

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By David Hodari
The Wall Street Journal
Sunday, February 10, 2019

Soaring palladium prices are inspiring an unusual band of criminals: catalytic converter thieves.

The exhaust-control devices common in most cars contain the silvery white precious metal, whose prices have climbed more than 50 percent since mid-August. Palladium is now more expensive than gold.

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