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Ross Norman: Central bank manipulation of gold wouldn't surprise me

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By Ross Norman, CEO
Sharps Pixley Bullion Brokers, London
Sunday, October 16, 2016

GATA Secretary Chris Powell has invited me to reply to his October 15 commentary --

http://www.gata.org/node/16839

-- in which he replied to my article of the 14th, wherein I rebutted an academic study that concluded that the London gold price fix was manipulated:

ICE will start gold futures for clearing London's daily auction

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Eddie Van Der Walt and Ranjeetha Pakiam
Bloomberg News
Sunday, October 16, 2016

Intercontinental Exchange Inc., which runs the daily London gold auction, will start a futures contract for the metal in the United States in February, jumping the gun on the London Metal Exchange, which is also working on a London-focused product.

Gold is actually doing great, von Greyerz tells King World News

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9p ET Sunday, October 16, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

A few questions for Sharps Pixley CEO Ross Norman and other bullion bankers

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2:50p ET Saturday, October 15, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Ross Norman, CEO of London bullion dealer Sharps Pixley, yesterday disputed the 2013 study by a professor at the University of Western Australia that concluded that prices in the twice-daily London gold fixings were manipulated, a study publicized this week by the Sydney-based newspaper The Australian:

Bank of England warns UK's elected officials that it runs the country

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Carney: Bank of England Will Tolerate Higher Inflation for the Sake of Growth

By Szu Ping Chan and Tim Wallace
The Telegraph, London
Friday, October 14, 2016

The Bank of England is prepared to tolerate higher inflation over the next few years and will keep interest rates low to support economic growth, according to Governor Mark Carney.

China moves closer to coming off U.S. currency watch list

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By Shawn Donnan
Financial Times, London
Friday, October 15, 2016

The Obama administration has taken a step toward dropping China from a U.S. currency manipulation watchlist even as Republican candidate Donald Trump promises to declare Beijing a manipulator on Day 1 of his presidency.

Perth Mint 'tests out' Indian gold import excise abuse

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By Paul Garvey
The Australian, Sydney
Saturday, October 15, 2016

The Perth Mint sent an estimated $1 billion worth of gold to India for refining without the apparent consent of its Australian customers, with the West Australian government-owned refiner being dragged into a court case examining the alleged abuse of an Indian excise rebate scheme.

Gold prices in India go to premium for first time this year

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Gold Prices Just Did Something They Haven't Done All Year

By Dave Forest
OilPrice.com, London
Thursday, October 13, 2016

Finally the global gold market is getting some good news from its top consuming nation -- India.

Reports this week suggest that something very unusual has just happened with India's local gold prices: They've jumped to a premium above worldwide bullion prices.

Alasdair Macleod: How not to manage a currency

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By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney.com, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Thursday, October 13, 2016

Make no mistake, sterling's collapse is a very serious development, and has serious consequences for sterling interest rates.

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