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Russian central bank buys more gold in face of tougher sanctions
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2018-08-22 11:26 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Elizabeth Burden
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Russia added more gold reserves in July than any other month this year as it continues to buy up the metal in the face of U.S. sanctions.
Wall Street doesn't rule out a move by Trump to weaken dollar
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2018-08-22 11:13 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Katherine Greifield
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
The United States of America, a currency manipulator?
It's a label more frequently slapped on developing export economies and one that President Donald Trump took up just this week to browbeat China and Europe in his increasingly pitched trade war.
Bank currency strategists offer 5 ways U.S. could reverse strong dollar trend
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2018-08-21 20:59 Section: Daily DispatchesOption 6: Stop shorting gold futures and starting buying real metal instead.
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By Anneken Tappe
MarketWatch, New York
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Germany calls for global payments system free of U.S.
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2018-08-21 19:26 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Guy Chazan
Financial Times, London
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Germany's foreign minister has called for the creation of a new payments system independent of the United States as a means of rescuing the nuclear deal between Iran and the west that Donald Trump withdrew from in May.
Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: Banks now long gold, short dollar
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2018-08-21 10:29 Section: Daily Dispatches10:30a ET Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Futures market positioning data shows that commercial banks that are largely agents of the Federal Reserve now appear to be long gold, short the U.S. dollar, short bonds, and long volatility, Craig Hemke of the TF Metals Report writes today at Sprott Money.
Come to New Orleans conference with GATA and enjoy a money-back guarantee
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2018-08-20 21:40 Section: Daily Dispatches9:43p ET Monday, August 20, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GATA Chairman Bill Murphy and your secretary/treasurer will be speaking again this year at the New Orleans Investment Conference, and if you register to attend the conference through GATA, the conference will generously pay us a commission that will help keep the organization going.
Trump's attack on Fed crossed 'red line' for markets, could weaken dollar
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2018-08-20 21:31 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Patti Domm
CNBC, New York
Monday, August 20, 2018
The dollar fell to the day's lows and could continue to weaken after President Donald Trump said he disagrees with the Fed's decision to raise interest rates and that the Fed should do "what's good for the country."
Trump unhappy with Fed over rates, calls EU and China currency manipulators
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2018-08-20 19:21 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jeff Mason and Steve Holland
Reuters
Monday, August 20, 2018
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said on Monday he was "not thrilled" with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for raising interest rates and accused China and Europe of manipulating their respective currencies.
In protest Turks slice up only one-dollar bills, not twenties
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2018-08-18 23:03 Section: Daily DispatchesTurks Destroy Dollars, Break iPhones in Reaction to U.S. Sanctions
From Hurriyet Daily News, Istanbul
Saturday, August 18, 2018
Several Turks have had their share of 15 minutes of fame this week when their videos showing their furious reaction to United States sanctions went viral, as they destroyed dollars and broke their iPhones.
Mike Kosares: Bridging the 'fourth turning' with gold
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2018-08-18 16:32 Section: Daily Dispatches4:35p ET Saturday, August 18, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
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