Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Currency war is next phase of global conflict and Europe, the chief parasite, is defenseless
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2019-06-20 01:51. Section: Daily DispatchesBy Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/06/19/currency-war-next-phase-...
Europe has been warned. Any use of monetary levers to hold down the euro exchange rate will be deemed a provocation by the Trump administration.
Trump moves from trade war toward currency war
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2019-06-19 13:03. Section: Daily DispatchesBy Shawn Donnan, Rich Miller, and Katherine Greifeld
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
President Donald Trump has already given the global economy trade wars. Now there are signs he may be gearing up for a currency war too.
China stockpiles gold while letting U.S. bond holdings slide
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2019-06-19 03:28. Section: Daily DispatchesBy Yusho Cho
Nikkei Asian Review, Toyko
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
SHANGHAI -- China reduced its holdings of U.S. government debt again in April even as Beijing's gold reserves continued to grow, diversifying away from the dollar as ties with Washington fray.
Robert Lambourne: BIS' activity in gold market continues to diminish
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2019-06-19 03:14. Section: Daily DispatchesBy Robert Lambourne
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Obviousness of gold smashes signifies desperation, GATA chairman says
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2019-06-19 02:59. Section: Daily Dispatches11p ET Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
How 7.4 tonnes of Venezuela's gold landed in Africa -- and then vanished
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2019-06-19 02:39. Section: Daily DispatchesBy Gabriele Steinhauser and Nicholas Bariyo
The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
ENTEBBE, Uganda -- The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is selling off his country's gold reserves. Some of it has passed through a secretive operation in East Africa, a gambit that evades U.S. sanctions.
