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Join GATA in New Orleans and meet the Sheik of Araby

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9:44p ET Sunday, October 6, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

With "He Played Real Good for Free" 50 years ago -- 50 years, good Lord! -- Joni Mitchell saluted the great musicians of the street corner and subway station who have not yet become successful and probably never will, musicians who play just for love, fun, or solace:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1-HVBD3OMs

J.P. Koning: Does anyone use the IMF's Special Drawing Rights?

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:12p ET Sunday, October 6, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Why fiat currency requires gold price suppression forever

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2:25p ET Sunday, October 6, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Our friend C.W. wrote this week:

Tocqueville's Hathaway acknowledges the political incorrectness of gold, if not intervention

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11:55a ET Saturday, October 5, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Tocqueville's latest Gold Strategy Letter by fund manager John Hathaway wonderfully details the case for gold's price to rise even as the letter omits a few crucial things, as respectable people in finance must do when discussing the monetary metal.

Weakening dollar is last hope for world economy, Saxo Bank analyst says

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Elliot Smith
CNBC, New York
Thursday, October 3, 2019

Weakening the dollar is the last throw of the dice in rescuing the global economy, according to Saxo Bank's Steen Jakobsen.

Vanguard to challenge banks' grip on $6 trillion currency market

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Vanguard to Challenge Banks' Grip on $6 Trillion Currency Market

By Alastair Marsh
Bloomberg News
Thursday, October 3, 2019

Having revolutionized the business of buying stocks, Vanguard Group is now coming for currencies.

Gold will benefit as markets doubt central banks, Stockman tells KWN

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:44p ET Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Former U.S. budget director David Stockman tells King World News today that gold will benefit as investors increasingly suspect that central banks can't keep all the financial bubbles inflated.

FT commentary admits that central bank intervention diminishes market fundamentals

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"Meanwhile, central bank intervention and a much-changed regulatory landscape have increased the importance of 'non-fundamental' investing -- investment decisions that are not grounded in an analysis of the value of an asset based on business or economic fundamentals."

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Why Buffett is wrong to dismiss the benefits of gold

By Paras Anand
Financial Times, London

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