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Russian explorers find 'swamp' of Soviet money, all worthless

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... Yet the czar's old gold rubles are more valuable than ever.

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By Maria Kiseleva and Alistair Coleman
British Broadcasting Corp., London
Thursday, May 25, 2017

A group of explorers in Russia have found around a billion roubles in old Soviet money at an abandoned mine, but it's all completely worthless.

Alasdair Macleod: Debts, Bastiat, and modern economics

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10:56a ET Thursday, May 25, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldMoney research director Alasdair Macleod today criticizes what he considers the central flaw of Keynesian economics -- its failure to account for what is real but unseen. Macleod's commentary is headlined "Debts, Bastiat, and Modern Economics" and it's posted at GoldMoney here:

GATA Chairman Murphy interviewed by Finance and Liberty

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9:34p ET Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

London's gold benchmark hit by volatility after banks exit, Reuters says

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By Peter Hobson
Reuters
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

London's gold benchmark experienced large, unpredictable fluctuations after some banks left the auction that sets the price relied upon by the $5 trillion-a-year bullion market, according to a Reuters analysis of trading data.

Everything inflates wildly except monetary metals, Embry notes at KWN

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7:40p ET Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

No major news organization wants the financial news story of the century

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1:13a ET Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Government intervention stalls gold but bitcoin escapes it, von Greyerz says

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4:37p ET Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Why the Chinese yuan won't be the world's reserve currency

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By Valentin Schmid
The Epoch Times, New York
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Whenever someone gets too big and too important, the other players who can't compete by themselves call for a challenger. This is true in sports, business, and even for currencies.

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