Daily Dispatches

Recordings of New Orleans proceedings, from Greenspan to GATA, are on sale

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2014-11-13 16:06 Section: Daily Dispatches

4:09p ET Thursday, November 13, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Swiss Gold Initiative continues to frighten Financial Times

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2014-11-13 15:51 Section: Daily Dispatches

Anxious Gold Bugs Swarm Switzerland's Central Bank

By James Shotter
Financial Times, London
Thursday, November 13, 2014

ZURICH, Switzerland -- From rescuing Switzerland's biggest bank during the financial crisis to stemming a dramatic appreciation of the franc, the Swiss National Bank has faced its fair share of challenges in recent years. Now another is looming: "Save Our Swiss Gold."

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Central banks 'managing' -- that is, rigging -- gold 'more actively,' LBMA is told

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2014-11-13 11:25 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:48a ET Thursday, November 13, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Bullion Vault research director Adrian Ash this week called attention to what may be the most relevant remark coming out of the London Bullion Market Association's conference in Lima, Peru.

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India to review gold policy after surge in imports

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2014-11-13 08:39 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Manoj Kumar and Suvashree Choudhury
Reuters
Thursday, November 13, 2014

India is considering curbs on gold imports by private trading firms after foreign purchases surged in the past two months, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

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Putin stockpiles gold as Russia prepares for economic war

Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2014-11-13 08:36 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Andrew Critchlow
The Telegraph, London
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Russia has taken advantage of lower gold prices to pack the vaults of its central bank with bullion as it prepares for the possibility of a long, drawn-out economic war with the West.

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Putin's trump card is to refuse dollars for Russian energy, Sperandeo tells KWN

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2014-11-12 23:23 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:20p ET Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Read more about Putin's trump card is to refuse dollars for Russian energy, Sperandeo tells KWN

Gold has never been so much in backwardation, Turk tells King World News

Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2014-11-12 20:23 Section: Daily Dispatches

8:25p ET Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldMoney founder and GATA consultant James Turk tells King World News tonight that gold has never been as backwardated as it is now and that a rally in the gold price always follows backwardation. An excerpt from the interview is posted at the KWN blog here: