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Supervisors should not tell whole truth about bank health, Bundesbank economist warns

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Francesco Canepa
Reuters
Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Banking supervisors should withhold some information when they publish stress test results to prevent both bank runs and excessive risk taking by lenders, according to a paper co-authored by a Bundesbank economist.

Peter Cooper: Don't dismiss the EU investigation into alleged gold and silver price fixing

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Peter Cooper
Arabian Money, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Thursday, September 3, 2015

Gold bugs are bemused by reports that the European Union competition watchdog is investigating alleged "anti-competitive behavior" by participants in the precious metals market.

Alasdair Macleod: The danger of eliminating cash

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney.com, St. Helier, Channel Islands
Thursday, September 3, 2015

n the early days of central banking, one primary objective of the new system was to take ownership of the public's gold, so that in a crisis the public would be unable to withdraw it.

Tightness reported in London gold market

Section: Daily Dispatches

Gold Demand from China and India Picks Up

By Henry Sanderson
Financial Times, London
Wednesday, September 2, 2015

London's gold market is showing tentative signs of increased demand for bullion from consumers in emerging markets, after the price of the precious metal fell to its lowest level in five years in July.

Lawrence Williams leaves MineWeb for Sharps Pixley and his own Internet site

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:10a ET Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Lawrence Williams, who long has written for MineWeb and is among the few financial writers willing to acknowledge the evidence of central bank manipulation of the gold market, advises that his commentary is moving away from MineWeb.

NYPost's John Crudele: Why the Federal Reserve should be audited

Section: Daily Dispatches

By John Crudele
New York Post
Tuesday, September 1, 2015

It is time for a comprehensive audit of Janet Yellen's Federal Reserve -- and not just for the reasons presidential candidate Rand Paul and others have given.

Turk sees signs of turnaround for metals and silver's outperformance

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:20p ET Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In an interview with King World News, GoldMoney founder James Turk sees indications that the bull market in gold and silver is about to resume that the silver will take the lead. The interview is excerpted at the King World News blog here:

New York Sun: Gold standard isn't as crazy as today's central banking

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:05p ET Monday, August 31, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Dubai gold retailer defaults on $136 million

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Stanley Carvalho and Tom Arnold
Reuters
Monday, August 31, 2015

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A Dubai-based gold and jewellery retailer has defaulted on loans worth about 500 million dirhams ($136.2 million), with banks considering options including legal action to retrieve the money, four banking and trade sources told Reuters.

Zero Hedge: More foreign gold withdrawn from NY Fed in July

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:28p ET Sunday, August 30, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Zero Hedge reports today that foreign government gold continued to be withdrawn from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in July, another 9.5 tonnes:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-08-30/2014-foreign-central-banks-have...

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer

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