1p ET Friday, October 20, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In his essay this week, "The Case Against Gold as a Central Bank Asset" --

https://www.garynorth.com/public/17271.cfm

-- the economic historian and libertarian financial writer Gary North argues that central banks should get rid of their gold reserves.

By Jack Farchy and Mark Burton
Bloomberg News
Thursday, October 19, 2017

Red Kite Management Ltd., the world's largest metals hedge fund, is suing Barclays for alleged market abuse in the copper market that it claims cost the firm at least $850 million between 2010 and 2013.

From Reuters
via The New York Times
Thursday, October 19, 2017

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania -- Barrick Gold will give Tanzania a 16 percent stake in three gold mines, a 50 percent share of revenue from those mines, and a one-off payment of $300 million to resolve a dispute that has hit its operations in the country, the two sides said.

7:44p ET Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In commentary he laconically headlines "Anecdotes and Reminiscences," Hugo Salinas Price of the Mexican Civic Association for Silver today uses episodes from his country's history to illustrate the corrupting tendency of unbacked fiat money.

Bitcoin Just Had Its Biggest Drop in a Month

By Constantine Courcoulas
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Traders waiting for a pullback in bitcoin’s price to rebuild positions in the world's largest cryptocurrency may have the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to thank.

Scotiabank Looks to Sell Gold Trading Unit After Money-Laundering Scandal

By Henry Sanderson, Neil Hume, James Fontanella-Khan, and Gregory Meyer
Financial Times, London
Wednesday, August 18, 2017