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OMG -- FT prints something hopeful about gold, if for the wrong reason

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But yes, most gold-mining executives are indeed "blithering idiots."

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Golden Opportunity? The Capital Cycle Is Turning

Merryn Somerset Webb
Financial Times, London
Friday, January 8, 2016

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c38b6b8c-b5f3-11e5-b147-e5e5bba42e51.html

China faces currency issues beyond US dollar

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By Roger Blitz
Financial Times, London
Friday, January 8, 2016

The renminbi's steep fall against the dollar, which has caused investors so much mayhem, has obscured its relative strength against the currencies of some of China's trading partners.

China's ICBC Standard Bank buys Deutsche's London bullion vault: Reuters

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By Clara Denina
Reuters
Friday, January 8, 2016

LONDON -- ICBC Standard Bank is buying the lease on Deutsche Bank's London gold and silver vault, enlarging its footprint in the city's bullion market, four industry sources close to the companies said on Friday.

Bernanke avoids exchange about the dollar's decisive advantage

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12:41p ET Friday, January 8, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Alasdair Macleod: Gold in 2016

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2p ET Thursday, January 7, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Comex gold inventories don't matter as much as central bank inventories do

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10:42a ET Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Turk's charts show gold and silver competing well against national currencies

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12:20p ET Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldMoney founder James Turk today gives King World News charts of the performance of gold and silver from 2001 through 2015 in a dozen national currencies, concluding that the monetary metals have actually done pretty well. Turk's analysis is posted at KWN here:

Foreign banks in China could face curbs if they snub gold benchmark

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By A. Ananthalakshmi
Reuters
Tuesday, January 5, 2015

China has warned foreign banks it could curb their operations in the world's biggest bullion market if they refuse to participate in the planned launch of a yuan-denominated benchmark price for the metal, sources said.

China's rigged markets could fall much further, much faster

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Good thing the West's markets aren't rigged -- or that they seldom suffer critical journalism like this.

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China's Rigged Markets Could Fall Much Further, Much Faster

By Craig Stephen
MarketWatch.com, New York
Monday, January 4, 2015

Venezuelan president seizes control of central bank

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Venezuela Fuels Fears over Hyperinflation

By Andres Schipani
Financial Times, London
Tuesday, January 5, 2015

Venezuela on Monday fuelled fears of looming hyperinflation after publishing a decree by President Nicolás Maduro curbing legislative oversight of the central bank.

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