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Bullion Star interviews GATA secretary in Singapore

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:05a ET Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Bundesbank strives to show Germans that their gold is real

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By Carolynn Look
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, April 10, 2018

If Germans have any doubts about the authenticity of their gold -- and some of them really do -- their central bank is doing all it can to qualm their concerns.

Correction to Allan Flynn's report on traders charged with 'spoofing'

Section: Daily Dispatches

7p ET Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Allan Flynn of the "Comex, We Have a Problem" blog has made a correction in his recent report about traders charged with "spoofing" the monetary metals futures market, a report that was called to your attention by GATA last Friday here:

http://www.gata.org/node/18156

Craig Hemke at Sprott Money: Revisiting September 2011

Section: Daily Dispatches

6:37p ET Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Craig Hemke of the TF Metals Report, writing for Sprott Money, today shows how the slam in the gold price in September 2011 was a central bank operation that engineered the years-long bear market that followed in the monetary metal.

Venezuela stopped bond payments in September

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jonathan Wheatley
Financial Times, London
Monday, April 9, 2018

Venezuela stopped paying bondholders in September, according to central bank data, contradicting statements by President Nicolás Maduro that the country would continue to honor its debts while negotiating a resettlement with its creditors.

Is Sharps Pixley's Ross Norman really a friend of gold, and his clients?

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:19p ET Monday, April 9, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Ross Norman, proprietor of venerable London bullion dealer Sharps Pixley, writes today, "Gold is struggling to find friends."

Is Norman himself one? It apparently depends on the day.

Trump's 'America first' puts dollar last, Deutsche Bank analyst says

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Lananh Nguyen
Bloomberg News
Monday, April 9, 2018

President Donald Trump's "America First" policy means the dollar will have to weaken, according to Deutsche Bank AG.

Russia would dump dollar and euro in oil trade with Turkey and Iran

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Russia Today, Moscow
Monday, April 9, 2018

Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak said the country is considering an option of payments for oil in national currencies, in particular with Turkey and Iran.

Dave Kranzler: Is trader positioning in silver futures bullish?

Section: Daily Dispatches

3p ET Monday, April 9, 2018

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Venezuela's kleptocratic regime gives gold, oil industries to military

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The Bloody Grab for Gold in Venezuela's Most Dangerous Town

By Andrew Rosati
Bloomberg News
Monday, April 9, 2018

In Venezuela's gold capital, national guardsmen block the roads. Military convoys and motorcycles circle while soldiers keep wary watch behind sandbag checkpoints or patrol with faces covered by balaclavas and rifles in hand.

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