Daily Dispatches

Turk reflects on 2013 and introduces new book, 'The Money Bubble'

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2013-12-23 21:39 Section: Daily Dispatches

9:30p ET Monday, December 23, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Eric Sprott's best interview yet; fame for Bill Murphy will mark gold's top

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2013-12-23 20:21 Section: Daily Dispatches

8:17p ET Monday, December 23, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Russ Winter: China successfully hunts where there is gold

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2013-12-23 17:57 Section: Daily Dispatches

5:57p ET Monday, December 23, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The work of GATA consultant Koos Jansen and our friend Turd Ferguson is cited at length in commentary by financial letter writer and former stockbroker Russ Winter, who sees high probability that JPMorganChase's recent turn long in the gold market represents acquisition for China.

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GoldCore's O'Byrne: Gold market rigging isn't an outlandish complaint anymore

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2013-12-23 17:40 Section: Daily Dispatches

5:35p ET Monday, December 23, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In his commentary today for bullion dealer GoldCore, Mark O'Bryne notes that complaints of gold market rigging are gaining credence, as measured by the attention starting to be paid by respectable people in positions of prominence.

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U.S. economic data doesn't match reality, Embry tells KWN

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2013-12-23 13:51 Section: Daily Dispatches

1:50p ET Monday, December 23, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Economic data coming from the U.S. government does not match real economic conditions, Sprott Asset Management's John Embry tells King World News today, any more than the paper gold price matches the metal's growing scarcity. An excerpt from the interview is posted at the King World News blog here:

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Looks like somebody's cornering copper

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2013-12-23 11:43 Section: Daily Dispatches

The Big Squeeze -- Mystery Hand Scoops Up Copper

By Eric Onstad and Josephine Mason
Reuters
Friday, December 20, 2013

Someone has made a near billion-dollar bet on copper this week, virtually cornering the world's key stocks of the metal.

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Drop in gold price fuels buying frenzy in Saudi Arabia

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2013-12-22 20:49 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Sunday, December 22, 2013

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20...

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- The gold shops in Jeddah are now flourishing as more customers are buying various types of gold thanks to the international drop in gold prices.