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Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-05-29 12:28 Section: Daily Dispatches12:21p ET Friday, May 29, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
U.S. Mint ends rationing of silver eagles -- but for how long?
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-05-29 12:19 Section: Daily Dispatches12:17p ET Friday, May 29, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Coin News reports today that the U.S. Mint has ended its rationing of U.S. silver eagle coins. It's not clear whether the end of rationing is intended to be permanent or if rationing might be reinstated along with reductions and even suspension of production if demand increases enough. The Coin News report is here:
Alasdair Macleod: Euro-sclerosis?
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-05-29 11:22 Section: Daily Dispatches11:20a ET Friday, May 29, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Ted Butler: Curiouser and curiouser
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-05-28 23:01 Section: Daily Dispatches11p ET Thursday, May 28, 2015
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Guardian: Austrian repatriation arises from fear of new Auric Goldfinger and Pussy Galore
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-05-28 21:52 Section: Daily DispatchesIt would be hard to miss the point more spectacularly than this.
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Austria's Central Bank to Repatriate L3.5 Billion of Gold Reserves from UK
By Phillip Inman
The Guardian, London
Thursday, May 28, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/may/29/austrias-central-bank-to...
Forex's 'last look' practice gets curbed
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-05-28 11:44 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Chiara Albanese
The Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Two of the world's biggest currency-trading platforms plan to restrict a controversial industry practice in which banks can pull out of trades at the last moment if the market moves against them.
Austrian central banker acknowledges general trend toward gold repatriation
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-05-28 10:49 Section: Daily DispatchesAustria Plan to Repatriate Gold Not Linked to Brexit Talk: Nowotny
By Michael Shields
Reuters
Thursday, May 28, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/28/us-austria-gold-nowotny-idUSKB...
Austrian central bank to repatriate some gold from London
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-05-28 10:31 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Michael Shields
Reuters
Thursday, May 28, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/28/austria-gold-idUSV9N0VR01A2015...
Austria's central bank plans to repatriate some of its gold reserves from Britain after facing criticism for storing too much of the precious metal abroad, the bank said today.
Direxion Asset Management closing 3X leveraged gold ETF
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2015-05-27 21:34 Section: Daily DispatchesCompany Announcement
via PRNewswire
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
NEW YORK -- The Direxion Shares ETF Trust II has decided to liquidate and close the Direxion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares (BAR) exchange-traded fund based on the recommendation of Direxion Asset Management LLC, the fund's sponsor.
Chinese mining group buys $710 million in gold and copper assets
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2015-05-27 12:49 Section: Daily DispatchesChinese Firm Zijin Mining Group Buys US$710 Million in Gold and Copper Assets
By Jing Yang
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/1810014/chinese-firm-zi...