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China announces seventh month of adding to gold reserves

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China's Gold Hoard Swells

By Ranjeetha Pakiam
Bloomberg News
Monday, July 8, 2019

Central banks are going after gold in 2019, boosting holdings as economic growth slows, trade, and geopolitical tensions rise, and some authorities seek to diversify their reserves away from the dollar.

Ronan Manly: Poland joins Hungary with huge gold purchase and repatriation

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9:54p ET Sunday, July 7, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Poland has vastly increased its gold reserves in the last year and is repatriating at least 100 tonnes of them from the Bank of England, Bullion Star gold researcher Ronan Manly reports tonight.

New York Sun: The debate over the Fed begins

Section: Daily Dispatches

From the New York Sun
Sunday, July 7, 2019

Alasdair Macleod: Broken markets and fragile currencies

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By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Friday, July 5, 2019

There are growing signs that the global economic slowdown is for real.

The myth of the tight U.S. labor market

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Lakshman Achuthan and Anirvan Banerji
Bloomberg News
Friday, July 5, 2019

EU officials considering Bank of England's Carney for top IMF job

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By Simon Kennedy
Bloomberg News
Friday, July 5, 2019

European governments are actively discussing nominating Bank of England Governor Mark Carney as the next head of the International Monetary Fund, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Surprise increase in Indian gold import duty; industry fears surge in smuggling

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Rajendra Jadhav
Reuters
Friday, July 5, 2019

MUMBAI, India -- India today raised the import duties on gold and other precious metals in a surprise move that industry officials say could dampen retail demand and boost smuggling in the world's second-biggest bullion consumer.

Lower demand from India could weigh on global prices that are trading near their highest level in six years.

J.P. Koning: How much U.S. currency is held overseas?

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:42p ET Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Trying to calculate how many U.S. dollars are circulating outside the United States, Bullion Star monetary historian J.P. Koning deduces that the country's greatest export is simply Federal Reserve notes, and the trade is highly profitable to Americans.

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