Daily Dispatches
'Rigged' author Stuart Englert interviewed by Charlotte McLeod for Investing News Network
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2021-01-14 16:41. Section: Daily Dispatches11:38p ET Thursday, January 14, 2021
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Central banks prepare to attack bitcoin as they long have attacked gold
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2021-01-14 16:11. Section: Daily DispatchesBitcoin Faces Regulatory Scrutiny after Rapid Rally
By Eva Szalay, Matthew Vincent, and Martin Arnold
Financial Times, London
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Ronan Manly: London gold 'float" likely still tight despite claim of record inventory
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2021-01-14 02:02. Section: Daily Dispatches9p ET Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Facebook restricts Ron Paul's account without explanation
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2021-01-13 16:43. Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alexandra Hutzler
Newsweek
Monday, January 11, 2021
Former Republican congressman Ron Paul says he has been blocked by Facebook from managing his account over repeated violations of the social media giant's "community standards."
International banks warn of market chaos if court abolishes LIBOR
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2021-01-13 16:27. Section: Daily DispatchesBy William Shaw and Joel Rosenblatt
Bloomberg News
via BNN/Bloomberg, Toronto
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Some of the world's biggest banks are urging a U.S. judge not to immediately terminate LIBOR after a group of borrowers filed suit claiming the benchmark was the work of a "price-fixing cartel."
Turkey's frantic gold rush points to a financial crisis
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2021-01-13 16:17. Section: Daily DispatchesBy Aykan Erdemir and John Lechner
The National Interest, Washington
Friday, January 8, 2021
The Turkish economy is "a train wreck in slow motion," in the words of one former central banker.
Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: Gold and silver price forecast for 2021
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2021-01-12 22:53. Section: Daily Dispatches5:50p ET Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
With his gold and silver price forecast for 2021, the TF Metals Report's Craig Hemke is confident of more good gains but such volatility that investors will be seriously challenged to realize them by the end of the year.
Lost passwords lock millionaires out of their bitcoin fortunes
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2021-01-12 22:23. Section: Daily DispatchesThe future of money: Gone.
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By Nathaniel Popper
The New York Times
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Stefan Thomas, a German-born programmer living in San Francisco, has two guesses left to figure out a password that is worth, as of this week, about $220 million.
Former CFTC exec who couldn't spot gold and silver market rigging to head SEC, Reuters says
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2021-01-12 22:01. Section: Daily DispatchesExclusive: Biden to Name Gary Gensler as SEC Chair, Sources Say
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Katanga Johnson, and Jarrett Renshaw
Reuters
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Gold investors target 'excessive' executive payouts amid deals
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2021-01-12 21:54. Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jeff Lewis and Helen Reid
Reuters
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Gold investors critical of lavish executive payouts plan to vote down compensation at upcoming annual shareholder meetings, as soaring prices for the precious metal spur dealmaking.
It is the latest knock against an industry that had only recently won back investor favor after being shunned due to disappointing returns.
