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IMF loans should be paid in gold, not dollars, Turkey's president says

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Ahval News, Gibraltar
Monday, April 16, 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today suggested that International Monetary Fund loans should be paid in gold instead of dollars.

Prosecution unfair to bullion bank trader, federal judge says

Section: Daily Dispatches

4:32p ET Monday, April 16, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The first of the bullion bank traders being brought to trial on charges of manipulating the U.S. gold and futures markets, Andy Flotron, has been treated unfairly by the prosecution, a federal judge has ruled.

Jay Taylor: How much longer can the American empire run on fake money?

Section: Daily Dispatches

6:44a ET Monday, April 16, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Financial letter writer Jay Taylor's new commentary, "How Much Longer Can the American Empire Run on Fake Money?," cites GATA's work and adds:

Iran's currency collapses as central bank freezes foreign exchange

Section: Daily Dispatches

Iran Bans Sale Of Foreign Currencies at Exchange Bureaus

From Radio Farda
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Washington)
Sunday, April 15, 2018

Ted Butler: An interesting anniversary

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:17p ET Thursday, April 12, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Putin's Russia roars but its economy can't sustain a superpower

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph, London
via The Australian Financial Review, Sydney
Thursday, April 12, 2018

Russia's GDP was smaller than that of Texas even before the latest and most lethal sanctions imposed by Washington. It has diminished further to Benelux proportions after the rouble's 10 percent crash this week, the steepest fall since the late 1990s.

Craig Hemke: A lesson in suppression

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:50p ET Thursday, April 12, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

A hundred tonnes of paper gold were dumped on the futures market yesterday to control the monetary metal's price amid war tension, the TF Metals Report's Craig Hemke writes today.

Explosion more likely than bull market in metals, GATA chairman says

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:56a ET Thursday, April 12, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

So much for Iran's trying to get away from the dollar

Section: Daily Dispatches

Iran Seeks to Pin Rial to the Dollar as It Hits Record Low

By Nasser Karimi
Associated Press
via ABC News, New York
Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Iran moved on Tuesday to enforce a single exchange rate to the dollar, banning all unregulated trading after the rial hit an all-time low.

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