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U.S. gold is being exported to Asia, especially Hong Kong

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U.S. Gold Bars and Coins Find New Home Overseas on Asian Demand

By Frank Tang
Reuters
Monday, February 11, 2013

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/11/usa-gold-export-idUSL1N0BB9CO2...

NEW YORK -- Booming demand for gold as a store of wealth among Asian investors is driving physical gold bars and coins out of the United States and into Asia.

LBMA trader brushes off today's attack on gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

4:21p ET Monday, February 11, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Bull Market Thinking's Tekoa da Silva interviews a London gold trader about today's attack on gold and he brushes it off as exploitation of a brief interruption of physical demand. The interview is headlined "LBMA Trader: 'This Is Just Smart Money Pushing Gold To The Extremes'" and it's posted at Bull Market Thinking here:

Sprott sees scrap gold disappearing, expects Comex default

Section: Daily Dispatches

4p ET Monday, February 11, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Sprott Asset Management CEO Eric Sprott today tells King World News that scrap gold supply is disappearing, that he expects the Comex gold futures market to default, and that when it does, gold "will make up for these past two years in no time." An excerpt from the interview is posted at the King World News blog here:

New York Sun: The state of the dollar

Section: Daily Dispatches

3:06p ET Monday, February 11, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

As President Obama prepares to deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the New York Sun says the state of the dollar should overwhelm all other subjects.

Russia, China know what GATA knows about gold, Embry tells King World News

Section: Daily Dispatches

3p ET Monday, February 11, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Russia and China know what GATA long has been telling the world about the rigging of the gold market and they are acting on it, Sprott Asset Management's John Embry today tells King World News.

G7 expected to issue statement to cool currency war talk

Section: Daily Dispatches

They say they want both "market-determined exchange rates" and "stability" -- contradictions in terms. So of course there will continue to be constant interventions, both open and surreptitious.

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From Reuters
Monday, February 11, 2013

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/11/g7-forex-idUSL5N0BBBHP20130211

Gene Arensberg's Got Gold Report sees shares testing support

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:42p ET Sunday, February 10, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gene Arensberg's Got Gold Report tonight sees or at least imagines a bottom for gold mining shares, a testing of long-term support. His commentary is headlined "What Is Wrong with This Picture?" and it's posted at the GGR's Internet site here:

Putin turns black gold into bullion as Russia outbuys world

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Scott Rose and Olga Tanas
Bloomberg News
Sunday, February 10, 2013

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-10/putin-turns-black-gold-into-bul...

MOSCOW -- When Vladimir Putin says the United States is endangering the global economy by abusing its dollar monopoly, he's not just talking. He’s betting on it.

Venezuelan devaluation sparks panic buying

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Benedict Mander
Financial Times, London
Sunday, February 10, 2013

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/12e9f32e-739e-11e2-9e92-00144feabdc0.html

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Panic buyers thronged Venezuelan shops over the carnival weekend after the government of Hugo Chavez announced a surprise devaluation that analysts said was overdue but would only partly right the listing economy.

Unfunded liabilities guarantee crackup, Sprott tells King World News

Section: Daily Dispatches

4:56p ET Sunday, February 10, 2013

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

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