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Reuters: South Africa to promote platinum as central bank reserve asset
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2015-08-29 16:47 Section: Daily DispatchesSo why haven't they figured this out for gold too? Are there no patriots in South Africa's government?
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South African Mine Industry Job Plan Targets Platinum as Central Bank Reserve Asset
By Ed Stoddard
Reuters
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
At KWN, Maguire cites 'permanent' backwardation, repatriation delays
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-08-28 15:04 Section: Daily Dispatches3p ET Friday, August 28, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Interviewed today by King World News, London metals trader Andrew Maguire describes increasing strains in the gold banking system, including "permanent" backwardation and delays in gold repatriations. Maguire's interview is excerpted at the KWN blog here:
TF Metals Report: August gold delivery update
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-08-28 10:37 Section: Daily Dispatches10:35a ET Friday, August 28, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
The TF Metals Report's Turd Ferguson today reviews deliveries reported for August gold contracts on the New York Commodities Exchange and concludes:
Is the Fed behind the stock market and commodity crashes?
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-08-27 17:33 Section: Daily Dispatches5:32p ET Thursday, August 27, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Suspicion is growing that the Federal Reserve is behind the crash of the stock market as well as the crash of the commodity market.
Financial writer Charles Hugh Smith, in commentary reposted at Zero Hedge yesterday, headlined his analysis "What If the Crash Is as Rigged as Everything Else?":
Avery Goodman: Fed spent $23 billion in three days but still had trouble pushing up stocks
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-08-27 17:04 Section: Daily Dispatches5:03p ET Thursday, August 27, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Mike Kosares: Key trade in gold market signals China's intentions
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-08-27 13:15 Section: Daily Dispatches1:14p ET Thursday, August 27, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Despite the slowing of its economy, China will have increasing influence on the price of gold and will push the gold trade toward physical delivery, USAGold's Michael Kosares writes today. His commentary is headlined "Key Trade in Gold Market Signals China's Intentions" and it's posted at USAGold's Internet site here:
Alasdair Macleod: Economics of a crash
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-08-27 12:35 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Thursday, August 27, 2015
New York Sun: Another 'barbarous relic'
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-08-27 11:15 Section: Daily DispatchesAnother 'Barbarous Relic'
From the New York Sun
Thursday, August 27, 2015
China sells U.S. Treasuries to support yuan
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-08-27 08:49 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom Bloomberg News
Thursday, August 27, 2015
China has cut its holdings of U.S. Treasuries this month to raise dollars needed to support the yuan in the wake of a shock devaluation two weeks ago, according to people familiar with the matter.
Dave Kranzler: Silver shortage update -- another delay from Apmex
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2015-08-26 15:41 Section: Daily Dispatches3:40p ET Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
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