Daily Dispatches

Battered gold miners mount charm offensive to sell executive pay

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2016-01-18 19:35 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Susan Taylor and Nicole Mordant
Reuters
Monday, January 18, 2016

Gold mining companies are running a charm offensive with their biggest shareholders on the thorny issue of executive pay, keen to hold onto investors angry about ongoing generous compensation after four years of dire stock returns.

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India offers gold bonds at discount in hope of boosting sales

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2016-01-18 13:26 Section: Daily Dispatches

India's Gold Bonds Seen Luring Investors in Search of Safe Haven

By Rejendra Jadhav and Suvashree Choudhury
Reuters
Monday, January 18, 2016

MUMBAI -- The second tranche of India's sovereign gold bonds, whose sale began today, is likely to draw good response from investors, as they are priced below market rates for the metal and sharemarket turmoil spurs investors to diversify holdings.

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Murphy's 'Midas' column for Friday posted in clear at News Doctors

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2016-01-17 19:34 Section: Daily Dispatches

7:34p ET Sunday, January 17, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA Chairman Bill Murphy's proprietary commentary at LeMetropoleCave.com, his "Midas" column about Friday's action in the gold market, has been posted in the clear at the News Doctors Internet site here:

http://thenewsdoctors.com/gatas-bill-murphy-fridays-midas-newsletter-pla...

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Koos Jansen: Has Shanghai Gold Exchange stopped reporting withdrawal data?

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2016-01-17 16:44 Section: Daily Dispatches

4:43p ET Sunday, January 17, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Maybe it's just a one-week anomaly, but gold researcher and GATA consultant Koos Jansen reports today that the Shanghai Gold Exchange seems to have stopped publishing gold offtake totals. Jansen's commentary is headlined "Are SGH Withdrawals Gone?" and it's posted at Bullion Star here:

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Gold miners say output has peaked as losses reshape the industry

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2016-01-17 12:22 Section: Daily Dispatches

By James Wilson
Financial Times, London
Sunday, January 17, 2016

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d3c226aa-bb9b-11e5-b151-8e15c9a029fb.html

Gold output has peaked in this commodities cycle, according to mining industry leaders and analysts who say few big projects will reach the point of production amid falling prices.

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GoldMoney's Turk, Macleod, and Butler expect a year of volatility and dollar vulnerability

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2016-01-16 16:38 Section: Daily Dispatches

4:36p ET Saturday, January 16, 2016

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Indian gold demand rises sharply as price falls

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2016-01-16 16:17 Section: Daily Dispatches

India's Gold Import Bill Up 12%, Reaches $35 Billion in 2015

By Rajesh Bhayani
Business Standard, New Delhi
Saturday, January 16, 2016

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Currency war revival seen by State Street after yen, euro rally

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2016-01-16 15:25 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Rachel Evans
Bloomberg News
Saturday, January 16, 2016

A flare-up in the global currency war is looming, as a resurgent yen and euro threaten to give policy makers in Japan and Europe an incentive to add monetary stimulus.