Daily Dispatches

Former Canadian foreign minister, former U.S. House speaker join Barrick advisory board

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2015-03-29 00:02 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Kristy Kirkup
Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Toronto
Saturday, March 28, 2015

Former Canadian foreign affairs minister John Baird has a new job as an adviser to global mining giant Barrick Gold, the corporation has confirmed.

In its annual report, the company listed Baird and former U.S. lawmaker Newt Gingrich as members of its international advisory board.

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Miners' gold forward sales surged 103 tonnes last year, most since 1999

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2015-03-28 23:57 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jan Harvey
Reuters
Friday, March 27, 2015

The volume of gold sold forward by mining companies rose by 103 tonnes last year, the biggest annual increase since 1999, an industry report showed on Friday.

That far outstrips an estimate given late last year of 42-52 tonnes, after Mexican gold and silver miner Fresnillo said it was hedging 47 tonnes of output over five years.

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Alasdair Macleod: Central banks paralyzed at the zero bound

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2015-03-28 01:36 Section: Daily Dispatches

1:35p PHT Saturday, March 28, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Koos Jansen: China's next gold announcement may be tied to SDR move this year

Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2015-03-28 01:21 Section: Daily Dispatches

1:20p PHT Saturday, March 28, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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USAWatchdog's Greg Hunter interviews GoldMoney's Alasdair Macleod

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-03-27 04:41 Section: Daily Dispatches

4:40p PHT Friday, March 27, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

USAWatchdog's Greg Hunter this week interviewed GoldMoney research director Alasdair Macleod about the dangers of the worldwide credit bubble and the stealthy but steady and determined pursuit of gold by the government of China. The interview is headlined "We Are All Trapped" and can be heard at USAWatchdog here:

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Former BIS official who admitted gold price suppression comes out for free markets

Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-03-27 04:26 Section: Daily Dispatches

4:30p PHT Friday, March 27, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Gold market manipulation raised by Euronews broadcast

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-03-26 07:16 Section: Daily Dispatches

7:14p HKT Thursday, March 26, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Gold market manipulation is 'too inflammatory' to be debated at Hong Kong conference

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-03-26 06:35 Section: Daily Dispatches

6:51p HKT Thursday, March 26, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Yesterday's concentration on gold at the spectacular Mines and Money Hong Kong conference may have inadvertently proved GATA's longstanding contention that gold market manipulation simply can't be discussed in polite company almost anywhere in the world.