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Will U.S. ease off gold price suppression to offset rate-rise boost to dollar?

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12:20p ET Sunday, December 6, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Will sunken treasure ship's gold be leased even before it's recovered?

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Colombia Says Treasure-Laden San Jose Galleon Found

From the British Broadcasting Corp., London
Saturday, December 5, 2015

The wreck of a Spanish ship laden with treasure that was sunk by the British more than 300 years ago has been found, says Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos.

"Great news! We have found the San Jose galleon," the president tweeted.

Koos Jansen: Renminbi internationalization and China's gold strategy

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:15a ET Saturday, December 5, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gold researcher and GATA consultant Koos Jansen shows today how China sees gold as crucial not just to the internationalization of its currency but also to the basic valuation of its currency. His analysis is headlined "Renminbi Internationalization and China's Gold Strategy" and it's posted at Bullion Star here:

Royal Mint's L50 coin is worth less than L10 by metal content

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By Kyle Caldwell
The Telegraph, London
Friday, December 4, 2015

A new L50 coin has been made available by Royal Mint to celebrate the Queen's becoming the nation's longest-reigning monarch.

The silver coin is being sold at face value. Demand is limited, with just 100,000 available.

In KWN interview, Sprott discusses gold's improving prospects

Section: Daily Dispatches

5p ET Friday, December 4, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

No limits to central banking, ECB president declares

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So tell us something we don't know.

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'There Cannot Be a Limit' to Stimulus, Says ECB President Mario Draghi

By Agence France-Presse
via The Telegraph, London
Friday, December 4, 2015

Mario Draghi has said the European Central Bank would intensify efforts to support the eurozone economy and boost inflation toward its 2-percent goal if necessary.

The mystery of the mayor's chain and its missing gold links

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Another indication that while politicians inflate the money away they spirit the gold away.

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By Patrick Sawer
The Telegraph, London
Friday, December 4, 2015

It is an artifact that traditionally denotes the weighty responsibility of office and the recognition bestowed upon its holder by a town's citizens.

ISIS aspires to gold but uses U.S. dollar

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The main currency of Middle Eastern terrorists comes out of Washington, not out of gold mines.

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ISIS Is Obsessed with Gold Currency

From Cable News Network, New York
Friday, December 4, 2015

The Islamic State is hellbent on world domination -- and a return to real gold coins.

Indian government insists gold paperization scheme is voluntary

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Gold Monetisation Scheme Purely Voluntary, Indian Government Says

By the Press Trust of India
via The Times of India, Mumbai
Saturday, December 5, 2015

NEW DELHI, India -- The gold monetisation scheme is purely voluntary for individuals and institutions and they can make their own decision to monetise their gold, the Finance Ministry today clarified.

Alasdair Macleod: The Fed's in a bind

Section: Daily Dispatches

2p ET Thursday, December 3, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

If the Federal Reserve really starts raising interest rates, ending decades of declining credit costs, it may prompt a vast change in world economic conditions, GoldMoney research director Alasdair Macleod writes today.

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