Daily Dispatches
Zimbabwe president says China won't colonize his country with loans
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2018-09-24 12:58. Section: Daily DispatchesBy Giffs Dube
Voice of America, Washington
Sunday, September 23, 2018
WASHINGTON -- Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has allayed fears that Zimbabwean authorities are auctioning the country's resources and surrendering its sovereignty to China in exchange of loans running into billions of dollars being sourced from the Asian nation.
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Barrick Gold to buy Randgold Resources in $18.3 billion deal
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2018-09-24 12:51. Section: Daily DispatchesBy Zandi Shabalala, Justin George Varghese, and Clara Denina
Reuters
Monday, September 24, 2018
LONDON -- Canada's Barrick Gold has agreed to buy Randgold Resources Ltd in a $18.3 billion share deal to create the world's largest gold company by value and output in an industry under investor pressure to put capital to good use.
Barrick reported to be about to merge with Randgold
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2018-09-23 21:30. Section: Daily DispatchesBy Danielle Bochove, Dinesh Nair, and Scott Deveau
Bloomberg News
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Barrick Gold Corp. is in advanced stages of negotiations to merge its operations with African rival Randgold Resources Ltd., according to people familiar with the talks.
A deal is imminent, according to one of the people who declined to provide more details.
Ronan Manly: How serious is the Shareholders Gold Council?
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2018-09-23 20:26. Section: Daily Dispatches4:29p ET Sunday, September 23, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Bullion Star gold analyst Ronan Manly today expresses support for GATA's bid to make a presentation to and to join the new Shareholders Gold Council but is disappointed that four council members want to remain anonymous.
Join GATA in New Orleans in November and you can't lose
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2018-09-22 14:42. Section: Daily Dispatches10:47a ET Saturday, September 22, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GATA Chairman Bill Murphy and your secretary/treasurer will be speaking again this year at the New Orleans Investment Conference, and if you register to attend the conference through GATA, the conference will generously pay us a commission that will help keep the organization going.
GATA asks CFTC if market rigging by U.S. govt. is legal
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-09-21 16:50. Section: Daily Dispatches12:56p ET Friday, September 21, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission this week announced it has imposed penalties on two futures traders for attempting to manipulate the gold market and other markets with "spoofing" trades:
GATA appeals to the new Shareholders Gold Council
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-09-21 16:33. Section: Daily Dispatches12:37p ET Friday, September 21, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Now that the Shareholders Gold Council has formally gotten started, according to the Bloomberg News report dispatched to you a little while ago --
Ted Butler: A constructive suggestion
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-09-21 16:16. Section: Daily Dispatches12:20p ET Friday, September 21, 2018
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Responding today to your secretary/treasurer's request a few days ago that he consider the possibility that the U.S. government is the real party in interest behind the rigging of the monetary metals markets and that the investment bank JPMorganChase is just the government's broker --
John Paulson is joined by 15 investors in council to oversee gold miners
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2018-09-21 14:50. Section: Daily DispatchesBy Danielle Bochove
Bloomberg News
September 21, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-21/paulson-joined-by-15-...
Japan hit by another cryptocurrency heist, with $60 million stolen
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2018-09-20 20:01. Section: Daily DispatchesBy Taiga Uranak
Reuters
Wednesday, September 20, 2018
TOKYO -- Japanese cryptocurrency firm Tech Bureau Corp. said about $60 million in digital currencies were stolen from its exchange, highlighting the industry's vulnerability despite recent efforts by authorities to make it more secure.
