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Elliott gets permission to appeal loss to LME in nickel case

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Pei Li
Bloomberg News
Sunday, December 17, 2023

Hedge fund Elliott Associates was granted permission to appeal its loss in court against the London Metal Exchange over a nickel squeeze, extending the legal battle over the latter's decision last year to cancel billions of dollars worth of trades.

Elliott applied to the English Court of Appeal and was granted permission to appeal the judgment that went in the LME’s favor last month, according to a filing from Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., the parent company of London Metal Exchange. 

Ronan Manly: Surging industrial demand for silver will increase 'structural deficit'

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By Ronan Manly
Bullion Star, Singapore
Saturday, December 16, 2023

There has been a significant imbalance in the physical silver market for the last three years with annual silver demand exceeding annual silver supply.

This is a problem, since when silver demand is greater than silver supply, the extra demand (deficit) must be met by eating into the world's finite and limited above-ground silver stockpiles.

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Last Sunday's spike in gold probably was an Eastern warning shot, Maguire says

Section: Daily Dispatches

2p ET Friday, December 15, 2023

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

London metals trader Andrew Maguire tells Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program that last Sunday night's explosion in the gold price was probably an Eastern-based "warning shot" against the U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasuries, prompting emergency intervention against gold by the U.S. "plunge protection team" to deflect the attack. 

The program is 47 minutes long and can be seen at YouTube here:

https://youtu.be/oLebTimfi4E

Rep. Mooney asks about repatriation of foreign gold from New York Fed

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From Money Metals News Service, Eagle, Idaho
Thursday, December 14, 2023

WASHINGTON -- As central banks across the globe continue to scoop up gold bullion for their reserves at record rates, U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, is asking Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell some pressing questions about gold.

Gold currently trades at all-time highs in most currencies. Market insiders claim that Germany's Bundesbank is again seeking to repatriate some of its gold vaulted with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Alasdair Macleod: Underestimating debt traps

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By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Thursday, December 14, 2023

The sharp decline in U.S. Treasury bond yields anticipates a pivot in Federal Reserve policy, which appeared to be justified this week by Chairman Powell's dovish tone. But the Fed is not in control of events.

2024 Sound Money Index highlights problematic states as well as gains

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From Money Metals News Service, Eagle, Idaho
Wednesday, December 13, 2023

With inflation, debt, and financial instability continuing to make headlines, a new national scorecard exposes Vermont, New Jersey, Maine, and Minnesota as America's absolute worst states for sound money, while Wyoming, South Dakota, Alaska, and New Hampshire came out on top in the rankings.

Chinese pay premium prices for gold as economic outlook dims

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By Momoka Matsumoto, Noriyuki Doi, and Hiroki Masuda
Nikkei, Tokyo
Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Strong demand in China has pushed the price of gold there above an international benchmark as investors worry about the economy and currency.

New York gold futures touched a record high of more than $2,100 per troy ounce this month and have hovered around $2,000 since then.

 

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Clive Maund: Gold and silver outlook after contrived flushout

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By Clive Maund
CliveMaund.com
Saturday, December 9, 2023

PM sector investors have just been royally played. First they are encouraged to pile in on gold's breakout to new highs, which occurred when it was already very overbought, and now they are being pressured into barfing their holdings before the sector turns around and then goes on to break out for real.

GATA's Steer interviewed by Operation Freedom's Dave Janda

Section: Daily Dispatches

7:51p ET Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Interviewed by Michigan talk radio host Dave Janda of "Operation Freedom" and WAAM-AM1600 in Ann Arbor, GATA board member Ed Steer, publisher of Ed Steer's Gold & Silver Digest letter, discusses the "wash, rinse, repeat cycle" of bullion bank manipulation of the gold and silver futures markets and the world's steady move away from the U.S. dollar, which, he says, is a step toward the end of the fiat currency system.

David Lin interviews Rosa Abrantes-Metz on gold market manipulation

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:35p ET Monday, December 11, 2023

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Rosa Abrantes-Metz, managing director of international consulting firm BRG, discusses futures market manipulation with independent journalist David Lin, with an emphasis on the long-running manipulation of the gold market by major banks.

The interview is 38 minutes long and can be viewed at YouTube here:

https://youtu.be/8ol-qt3mEjU?si=umoeYt4Ll3bLoRfD

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