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Netherlands starts repatriating gold
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2014-11-21 08:48 Section: Daily Dispatches8:45a ET Friday, November 21, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
The central bank of the Netherlands announced today that it is repatriating much of its gold from abroad.
Bullion Star market analyst and GATA consultant Koos Jansen covers the announcement here:
https://www.bullionstar.com/blog/koos-jansen/the-netherlands-has-repatri...
Swiss gold exports rise as referendum campaign leader is blocked from TV debate
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2014-11-20 19:37 Section: Daily Dispatches7:35p ET Thursday, November 20, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Net exports of gold from Switzerland increased to 100 tonnes in October, Bullion Star market analyst and GATA consultant Koos Jansen reports tonight, with most of it going to China and India. Jansen's analysis is posted at Bullion Star here:
On night before hearing, Fed asks if it's too much the tool of investment banks
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2014-11-20 19:20 Section: Daily DispatchesFed Asks Whether It Is Too Close to Banks
By Gina Chon
Financial Times, London
Thursday, November 20, 2014
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve Board is conducting a major review of how the regulator and its reserve banks supervise large financial institutions, amid mounting criticism that it is to close to and too lenient with the Wall Street groups it oversees.
Netherlands TV network highlights Koos Jansen in program on gold
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2014-11-20 15:40 Section: Daily Dispatches3:40p ET Thursday, November 20, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
New scrutiny of Goldman's ties to N.Y. Fed after a leak
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2014-11-20 12:22 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Ben Protess, and Peter Eavis
The New York Times
Thursday, November 20, 2014
From his desk in Lower Manhattan, a banker at Goldman Sachs thumbed through confidential documents -- courtesy of a source inside the United States government.
Gold-mining industry mostly ‘under water,’ Gold Fields CEO says
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2014-11-20 08:43 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Kevin Crowley
Bloomberg News
Thursday, November 20, 2014
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Gold miners' costs are mostly higher than current spot prices, increasing the likelihood of writedowns next year, according to Nick Holland, chief executive officer of Gold Fields Ltd.
John Butler: Will Putin play his gold card?
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2014-11-20 08:32 Section: Daily Dispatches8:33a ET Thursday, November 20, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Unusual gold moves in Asian hours puzzle jittery traders
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2014-11-20 08:13 Section: Daily DispatchesThey must not yet have heard about the Bank for International Settlements and the Exchange Stabilization Fund.
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By A. Ananthalakshmi
Reuters
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Senate report criticizes Goldman and JPMorgan over their roles in commodities market
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2014-11-19 19:48 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Nathaniel Popper and Peter Eavis
The New York Times
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
http://dealbook.nytimes.com//2014/11/19/senate-report-criticizes-goldman...
Support for Swiss gold referendum proposal weakens as campaign heats up
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2014-11-19 17:04 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Katharina Bart and Jan Harvey
Reuters
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Support among Swiss voters for a referendum proposal that would force a huge increase in the central bank's gold reserves has slipped to 38 percent, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday, falling short of the majority backing it needs to become law.