Daily Dispatches

Ted Butler: Why won't anyone dispute silver market manipulation?

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2017-10-02 10:49 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:49a ET Monday, October 2, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Silver market analyst Ted Butler laments today that he can't get anyone to argue with his assertions that the silver market is manipulated largely by JPMorganChase and the CME Group, operator of the major U.S. futures exchanges.

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Russia's rush for gold sees record reserves for Putin era

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2017-10-02 10:32 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Yuliya Fedorinova
Irish Independent, Dublin
Monday, October 2, 2017

Vladimir Putin is doing his part to keep the upswing in gold alive.

Since the Russian president went on a geopolitical offensive in Ukraine in 2014, the haven asset had its first annual gain in four years in 2016 and is on track for another in 2017.

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Cryptocurrency flash crash draws scrutiny from watchdog

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2017-10-02 07:30 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Lily Katz and Matt Robinson
Bloomberg News
Monday, October 2, 2017

A popular digital-coin exchange is drawing scrutiny from U.S. regulators over a June flash crash that erased most of the value in the second-largest cryptocurrency before traders had time to blink their eyes.

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Great speakers join GATA at New Orleans conference Oct. 25-28

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2017-10-01 10:26 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:28a ET Sunday, October 1, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

A strong list of speakers promises to make this year's New Orleans Investment Conference a compelling one, and GATA Chairman Bill Murphy and your secretary/treasurer hope to see many of GATA's friends for our presentations there.

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Bullion Star's gold demand charts for September

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2017-10-01 09:34 Section: Daily Dispatches

9:34a ET Sunday, October 1, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Bullion Star's gold demand charts for September, published yesterday, suggest that gold withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange for 2017 will exceed 1,900 tonnes, signifying fairly strong demand.

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Another gold-rich but mismanaged country sinks into hyperinflation again

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2017-10-01 09:19 Section: Daily Dispatches

Specter of Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe Triggers Panic Buying

By Agence France-Press
via ENews Channel Africa, Johannesburg
Sunday, October 1, 2017

HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Driving to work last week, Dennis Zhemi found his usually busy neighborhood garage in the Zimbabwean capital Harare deserted and a forecourt attendant signalling "no fuel."

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Sprott Money weekly wrap: Specs sell, commercials cover, Australian mines impress

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2017-09-29 19:54 Section: Daily Dispatches

7:54p ET Friday, September 29, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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President's top candidate to lead Fed knows all about gold market rigging

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2017-09-29 11:31 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:36a ET Friday, September 29, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

President Trump's top candidate for the next chairman of the Federal Reserve Board appears to be former board member Kevin M. Warsh, who has complained repeatedly about the Fed's manipulation of markets and in 2009 revealed to GATA that the Fed has secret gold swap arrangements with foreign banks.