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Barrick is Paulson's bidder for Detour Gold, sources tell Bloomberg
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-07-20 23:28 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Scott Deveau
Bloomberg News
Friday, July 20, 2018
Barrick Gold Corp. is the undisclosed gold miner that was asked to sign a confidentiality agreement alongside activist investor John Paulson to discuss potentially buying Detour Gold Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.
Swiss banks won't let depositors withdraw gold, Maguire tells KWN
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-07-20 15:35 Section: Daily Dispatches3:35p ET Friday, July 20, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
London metals trader Andrew Maguire today tells King World News he is hearing more complaints from gold owners that they lately have been refused withdrawal of their gold by Swiss banks, even though the gold supposedly was being held on an allocated basis.
Currency war erupts as Trump blames China, EU for 'manipulating'
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-07-20 15:19 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Katherine Greifeld
Bloomberg News
Friday, July 20, 2018
The currency war has arrived.
Putin hedges Trump bet by dumping Treasuries to safeguard assets
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-07-20 10:50 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Anna Andrianova, Evgenia Pismennaya, and Olga Tanas
Bloomberg News
Friday, July 20, 2018
Russian officials are hoping Vladimir Putin's rapport with Donald Trump will lead to rapprochement with the U.S. But they're not taking any chances.
Trump says China, EU, others are manipulating their currencies
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-07-20 09:00 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom Bloomberg News
Friday, July 20, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-20/trump-says-china-eu-h...
President Donald Trump says China and the European Union have been manipulating their currencies, Bloomberg News reports.
Dave Kranzler: Prelude to a 2008 event -- paper gold manipulation intensifies
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2018-07-19 12:41 Section: Daily Dispatches12:42p ET Thursday, July 19, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Gold has been smashed for two months in the paper markets in London and New York, Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics writes today, to protect the U.S. dollar and particularly the exploding volume of dollar debt and derivative-laden Deutsche Bank.
Venezuela refining gold in Turkey to avoid sanctions
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2018-07-19 11:22 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom Reuters
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
CARACAS -- Venezuela's central bank this year began refining gold in Turkey following a wave of international sanctions that have left it unwilling to carry out such operations in Switzerland, the country's mining minister said today.
Moscow mystery: Where did all its Treasuries go?
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2018-07-19 10:30 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Brian Chappatta
Bloomberg News
Thursday, July 19, 2018
U.S. bond traders are fixated on Russia this week for a much different reason than most Americans.
Ronan Manly: Chinese gold market is still in the driver's seat
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2018-07-18 21:28 Section: Daily Dispatches9:30p ET Wednesday, July 19, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Paulson says suitor is interested in acquiring Detour Gold
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2018-07-18 16:40 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Danielle Bochove
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Paulson & Co., the hedge fund run by billionaire manager John Paulson, said it has received information from Detour Gold Corp. that a major gold miner is interested in potentially acquiring it. Detour surged as much as 13 percent after the news.